One Nation candidate says gay people have a mental illness
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten, 1 description edited2 changes
- ABC News (Australia)seen 12 Aug, 06:43description edited
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A former One Nation candidate in WA has described gay people as having a mental illness in an offensive new video posted onto social media.A One Nation candidate in WA describes gay people as having a mental illness in an offensive new video posted on social media.
- ABC News (Australia)seen 23 Aug, 01:09headline rewritten
'They thought this toerag would disappear': Why Joyce ditched the party that made him'King rat': Inside Barnaby Joyce's defection to One Nation
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2 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 8 original reports, 3 reprints
Wed, 12 August 2026
3 reports- ABC News (Australia)03:08edited after publishing
A One Nation candidate in WA describes gay people as having a mental illness in an offensive new video posted on social media.
- hardenexpress.com.au07:55first to report
One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has sought to distance the party from homophobic comments made by a party...
3 reprints
- singletonargus.com.au12 Aug, 07:55their copy
- mandurahmail.com.au12 Aug, 07:55their copy
- southcoastregister.com.au12 Aug, 07:55their copy
- The Guardian World10:13
One Nation MP says failed WA candidate’s comments describing same-sex attraction as a mental illness are ‘highly offensive’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Barnaby Joyce has defended One Nation as “one of the gayest parties in Australia” after comments surfaced from one of its failed candidates describing same-sex attraction as a mental illness. The former National turned One Nation MP was asked to respond to a series of homophobic comments made by a former Western...
Thu, 13 August 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)01:20
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has distanced herself from a failed Western Australian One Nation candidate's homophobic statements, saying they are not her views.
Fri, 14 August 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)06:08
A former One Nation candidate has apologised for describing gay people as having a mental illness, saying he was repeating something he "heard people saying on social media".
Sun, 16 August 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)19:03
If One Nation genuinely wants to replace the Liberals and Nationals as the dominant force on the right, it needs a broader voter base. That is where the gay vote comes in.
Sat, 22 August 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)18:43edited after publishing
previously
'They thought this toerag would disappear': Why Joyce ditched the party that made himBarnaby Joyce has survived bruising battles, personal crises and public ridicule. Is his latest move to One Nation masterful, or a fatal miscalculation?
Thu, 27 August 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)18:30
From watching Barnaby Joyce leave the National Party for One Nation to his collapse in parliament as bushfires ravaged his electorate, Darren Chester has seen a lot in his 18 years in parliament.