Sep 10, 2026 – 6.17pmOne Nation’s concerted attacks on Liberal MP Andrew Hastie have exposed a split between Pauline Hanson and her star recruit Barnaby Joyce, who has long harboured concerns about his adopted party’s support for alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith.The furore has also done nothing to harm Hastie’s leadership ambitions, with battle-weary colleagues giving him an ovation in the party room on Thursday following his decision to confront Hanson and her backers.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Joyce and Hanson split over attacks on Andrew Hastie
The furore has also done nothing to harm the Liberal MP’s leadership ambitions, after colleagues gave him an ovation for confronting the One Nation pair.
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