Since Mark Latham joined Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, taking the reins of New South Wales branch of the party, much of the political and media commentary about this unlikely alliance surrounds the obvious potential for it to all go drastically wrong.

Given both Hanson and Latham’s at times abrasive personalities and a previous inability to work well with others within their own parties, there is a likelihood they will reach a point where the continued partnership may become untenable.