Overview

• Multiple outlets report Joyce is in advanced talks to join One Nation, with Pauline Hanson publicly saying she would be happy to have him.
• Nationals leader David Littleproud says Joyce has not tendered a resignation, wants him to stay until retirement, and plans to speak with him.
• Joyce says he will not recontest New England and is "free to now consider all options," leaving open a move to the crossbench or another party.
• The rupture follows months on the backbench and a concerted push against the Coalition’s net zero by 2050 policy, including a private member’s bill and opposition to regional renewable projects.
• One Nation is building momentum in regional NSW, with Tamworth branch chair Steve Coxhead quitting the Nationals to join and Hanson actively courting further disaffected Coalition figures.