Overview
- Pauline Hanson hosted Joyce in her Parliament House office, cooking wagyu on a sandwich press with salads, red wine and dessert, and One Nation released photos and video of the meeting.
- The dinner came hours after Hanson wore a burqa in the Senate, which shut proceedings, and she was later censured and suspended for seven sitting days, according to the ABC.
- Joyce has been boycotting Nationals and joint Coalition party room meetings after signalling a break with party leadership, and he has said he will not recontest New England but intends to remain in parliament.
- Nationals leader David Littleproud said Joyce is still welcome in the party room, while Senator Matt Canavan and Opposition Leader Sussan Ley criticised Hanson’s tactics and warned against a move to One Nation.
- Polling shows One Nation’s primary vote at recent highs—reported at 15 percent in Newspoll and 18 percent in a Redbridge survey—adding momentum to speculation over Joyce’s next step.