Overview
- Joyce confirmed he will sit in the House of Representatives as a One Nation MP for the remainder of the term and intends to lead the party’s NSW Senate ticket at the next federal election.
- He attributed the switch to an irreparable breakdown with Nationals leadership and policy rifts over net-zero emissions and immigration.
- Pauline Hanson welcomed the defection as strengthening One Nation, highlighting the party’s push to abandon net zero, exit the Paris Agreement and cut migration.
- Nationals figures, including leader David Littleproud and senator Matt Canavan, criticised the move, while voters in New England offered mixed reactions with some urging Joyce to resign.
- Recent polls show One Nation climbing into the mid-teens, and analysts say Joyce’s profile could help the party secure a NSW Senate seat at the Coalition’s expense on the joint ticket.