Overview

• He confirmed he will not recontest New England and will complete his current term in parliament.
• Multiple outlets report he is in advanced talks with Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, and Hanson says she would welcome him.
• Nationals leader David Littleproud urges Joyce to remain in the party and says he will speak with him to keep him engaged until his departure.
• Confusion persists inside the Nationals over whether Joyce has formally notified the leadership or will sit on the crossbench, with parliament due back in late October.
• Branch-level discontent is spilling over, with New England’s Tamworth chair Steve Coxhead quitting the Nationals for One Nation as Joyce intensifies his opposition to net zero.