One Nation’s rapid national expansion in disarray as ‘significant risks’ force dissolution of new branches

Exclusive: Documents seen by Guardian Australia also show new branches and members will be subject to strict gag orders

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One Nation’s rapid expansion of local branches across the country is in disarray, with the party being forced to dissolve and re-establish its new network less than eight months after the ambitious roll out began.

Documents seen by Guardian Australia show the party’s new general manager, Kelvin Morton, issued a directive to the party’s branches in April ordering committee members to properly reconstitute their branches after an internal review uncovered “significant risks”.