Matt Canavan rules out One Nation as future coalition partner
Nationals senator Matt Canavan rules out One Nation as a future Coalition partner.
Nationals leader Matt Canavan spoke on the Michelle Grattan podcast. He said One Nation cannot work in a Coalition partnership.
Canavan explained that One Nation's centralized leadership clashes with how the Liberal and Nationals operate. They work through debate and agreement instead.
Voters are shifting to One Nation, Canavan noted. But the party's internal structure makes coalition governing impossible.
Canavan's Senate seat in Queensland faces polling pressure. The next federal election is in less than two years.
His former boss Barnaby Joyce recently joined One Nation. Canavan said they stay in contact.
Canavan also accused US technology company OpenAI of blackmail. OpenAI said it would pull back investment if copyright protections were strengthened.
- Less than two years
- Time to election
- 2013
- Canavan elected to Senate
- Judge, jury and executioner
- Hanson's role in One Nation
Why it mattersA Coalition senator has publicly ruled out One Nation as a partner. This shapes politics if either party needs to negotiate forming a government.
AustraliaAustralian voters and Coalition members now have clarity that One Nation would not be part of any future federal government arrangement with the Liberals and Nationals.
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