A dispute within Australia's conservative politics escalated from September 8–11, 2026, when opposition frontbencher Andrew Hastie called Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce 'lying cowards' over a One Nation video labeling him a 'traitor.' Barnaby Joyce apologized by September 11, but Pauline Hanson refused to remove the contentious video.
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Andrew Hastie calls on Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce to delete an insulting cartoon posted to social media. Follow live.
The Canning MP says the cartoon, first posted by Hanson on social media over a month ago, calls him a traitor eight times Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Liberal frontbencher and SAS veteran Andrew Hastie has called Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce “lying cowards”, after he claimed a One Nation cartoon portrayed hi
Opposition frontbencher Andrew Hastie calls Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce "lying cowards" as a dispute over a One Nation video describing him as a "traitor" intensifies.
A split emerges in One Nation over the video, with Barnaby Joyce offering an apology as Pauline Hanson continues to refuse to take down the video Andrew Hastie has accepted an apology from his former colleague Barnaby Joyce over a One Nation cartoon video labelling the former SAS captain a traitor, but reiterated that he believed Pauline Hanson was a “lying coward”. The apology has revealed a spli