Overview
- One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce interrupted a live ABC 7.30 interview on Monday to shout “Sit down!” at an off‑camera dog while defending Pauline Hanson’s recent UK meeting with far‑right activist Tommy Robinson.
- During the same appearance Joyce asserted that Channel Seven’s Spotlight had suggested the Hanson‑Robinson meeting, a claim the broadcaster has denied and Joyce defended by saying he had read different emails.
- When pressed about deportation and detecting visa overstayers Joyce said unlawful non‑citizens could be found ‘from time to time’ through encounters such as health visits or parking fines, while rejecting any plan to force doctors or hospitals to act as immigration police.
- The clip of Joyce shouting at his dog, identified as Stella, went viral and drew public criticism; Joyce apologised for ‘verbally assaulting’ the dog and faced condemnation from animal welfare figures.
- The episode has kept attention on Hanson’s Europe trip, outstanding questions over who funded parts of it, and on One Nation’s messaging and privacy implications as Joyce continues to act as the party’s public defender.