Overview
- Pauline Hanson told the ABC she will meet Barnaby Joyce in Canberra next week and cook him dinner to discuss a possible move to One Nation.
- Joyce has said he will not recontest New England and plans to leave the Nationals at the end of his term in 2028, citing clashes over net zero and a breakdown with party leadership.
- The latest Australian Financial Review/Redbridge/Accent Research polling shows One Nation at 18% of the primary vote, the Coalition at 24%, and the Nationals around 4% to 5%.
- Joyce said philosophy outweighs polling in his decision-making and noted his alignment with One Nation on net zero and concerns about the Paris Agreement.
- The Liberals and Nationals have dropped the 2050 net zero target, and senior Nationals figures urge loyalty to the party, while Joyce’s potential defection remains unconfirmed.