, ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁acted ▁outside ▁of ▁its ▁terms ▁of ▁reference ▁and ▁Con n olly ▁was ▁comprom ised ▁by ▁bias . ▁ ▁A ▁subsequent ▁motion ▁of ▁no ▁confidence ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁the ▁Parliament ▁against ▁Den ver ▁Be an land , ▁Att orney - General , ▁with ▁C unning ham ' s ▁support , ▁but ▁Be an land , ▁with ▁Bor b idge ' s ▁support , ▁refused ▁to ▁res ign . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁lead - up ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁election , ▁inten se ▁spec ulation ▁surrounded ▁the ▁role ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁One ▁Nation ▁Party , ▁formed ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁by ▁Queensland ▁federal ▁MP ▁Paul ine ▁Hans on , ▁would ▁play . ▁ ▁Hans on ' s ▁positions ▁on ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁mult icult ural ism , ▁gun ▁ownership ▁and ▁native ▁title ▁were ▁well ▁received ▁in ▁the ▁National s ' ▁heart land ▁of ▁rural ▁and ▁regional ▁Queensland . ▁ ▁Indeed , ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁there ▁was ▁fear ▁in ▁National ▁circles ▁that ▁One ▁Nation ▁could ▁swe ep ▁the ▁National s ▁out ▁of ▁existence . ▁ ▁The ▁National s ▁strugg led ▁to ▁prevent ▁leak age ▁of ▁their ▁support ▁to ▁One ▁Nation . ▁ ▁The ▁c yn ical ▁m ood ▁in ▁the ▁elect or ate ▁that ▁Bor b idge ▁had ▁har ness ed ▁to ▁win ▁office ▁now ▁began ▁to ▁turn ▁against ▁him , ▁as ▁he ▁endeav oured ▁to ▁satisfy ▁both ▁the ▁hard - line ▁conserv