Maverick Nationals MP George Christensen, who was about to retire at the federal election, is instead set to run for Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party. The shock move has the potential to take a seat away from the Coalition. AusVotes 9News DETAILS:
"Bizarrely the question really didn't float into my mind as to why am I doing this, the question that floated into my mind was, why hadn't I done this a long time ago?"
Speaking on Today, Nationals Senator Matt Canavan called Mr Christensen's move a "desertion" and "cowardly".In joining One Nation, he said Mr Christensen would be going to the "echo chamber" of a "minor party". On declaring his desire to quit the party, Mr Christensen said he had grown increasingly disgruntled over the Coalition's handling of what he described as "key conservative issues", including religious liberty, abortion laws, freedom of speech, coal-fired power and Chinese government ownership of Australian land and assets.
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