Barnaby Joyce claims One Nation ‘one of the gayest parties in Australia’ as former candidate’s comments surface

Published August 12, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

One Nation MP says failed WA candidate’s comments describing same-sex attraction as a mental illness are ‘highly offensive’

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Barnaby Joyce has defended One Nation as “one of the gayest parties in Australia” after comments surfaced from one of its failed candidate describing same-sex attraction as a mental illness.

Details

The former National turned One Nation MP was asked to respond to a series of homophobic comments made by a former Western Australian legislative council candidate for One Nation in a video last month, as first reported by ABC on Wednesday afternoon.

Source

Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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