RIGHT BIAS
These media sources are moderately to strongly biased toward conservative causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports, and omit information that may damage conservative causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy. See all Right Bias sources.
- Overall, we rate Nation First as Far-Right Biased based on strong nationalist rhetoric, anti-immigration framing, culture-war messaging, and alignment with socially conservative and populist positions. We rate its Factual Reporting as Mixed due to heavy opinion content, limited sourcing, and the founder’s documented history of misinformation, though not all published material is factually inaccurate.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: RIGHT (7.5)
Factual Reporting: MIXED (5.1)
Country: Australia
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY
History
Nation First is a Substack newsletter authored by former Australian MP George Christensen. According to its About page, the publication promotes Western values, national sovereignty, secure borders, opposition to multiculturalism, pro-life positions, and resistance to what it describes as “big government” and “radical Islamists.” Christensen served in the Australian House of Representatives from 2010 to 2022 and later aligned with One Nation, a right-wing populist party.
Read our profile on the Australian government and media.
Funded by / Ownership
Nation First operates on a paid Substack subscription model and is owned and authored by George Christensen. It promotes affiliated platforms, including Eureka Free Press and various social media channels. The newsletter functions as a commercial venture under Christensen’s editorial control.
Analysis / Bias
Content demonstrates consistent nationalist, anti-immigration, and socially conservative framing.
For example, The Great Immigration Divide: What Happened to Australia? characterizes modern migrants as welfare-dependent and culturally incompatible, contrasting them with earlier “Anglo-Celtic” migrants, reflecting anti-multicultural rhetoric.
In Slavery Hiding in Plain Sight, the piece links forced marriage and trafficking to multicultural policy settings, asserting media self-censorship due to fear of racism accusations.
Similarly, The Fight to End Schools Transitioning Kids in Secret frames gender policy debates using alarmist language about “activists” and “parental exclusion.”
The editorial tone is ideological, culture-war oriented, and adversarial toward progressive institutions.
Failed Fact Checks
- Christensen has a documented history of spreading COVID-19-related misinformation and promoting unapproved treatments while in public office. He was formally censured by the Australian House of Representatives and had social media content removed for harmful health misinformation. While not every Nation First article is demonstrably false, this record negatively impacts overall credibility.
Overall, we rate Nation First as Far-Right Biased based on strong nationalist rhetoric, anti-immigration framing, culture-war messaging, and alignment with socially conservative and populist positions. We rate its Factual Reporting as Mixed due to heavy opinion content, limited sourcing, and the founder’s documented history of misinformation, though not all published material is factually inaccurate. (D. Van Zandt 02/28/2026)
Source: https://nationfirst.substack.com/
Last Updated on February 28, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check
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