Barnaby Joyce defects to One Nation — baggage included

Barnaby Joyce joined One Nation, pursuing a political career defined by betrayal, ambition and self-interest, writes Ross Jones.

GRAVY TRAIN, which stands for One Nation, has gained an extra luggage car.

On November 8, 2025, Barnaby Joyceformer National Leader, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and the country’s highest profile drunkAnnounced that she was running away from Nationals and entered James AshbyOne Nation.

New England’s website member requested:

‘There has never been a more considered and serious decision than the one I made today to join One Nation.’

“Considered” and “serious” are not words usually associated with Joyce.

“Traitor” and “extremist” are much more common.

Like it or not, New Englanders are now represented by: Pauline HansonOne Nation (PHON) until at least May 2028.

‘Download your New England Barnaby Joyce Precipitation Chart now.’

This is not a typo. In October 2025, Hanson held a press conference. announce He intended to drop Pauline Hanson from the party name to better reflect the party’s newly claimed premier league status. As of mid-December 2025, Pauline Hanson’s name remained high and proud on the party’s website.

Joyce can look forward to a rosy future.

I served as an MP for several years with zero responsibility. He then plans to campaign for his NSW Senate seat on behalf of One Nation. Six years. Sweet.

Of course, if things go well (see James Ashby, Pauline Hanson).

There is a mood right now where PHON is on the rise.

Surveys you look goodIt shows PHON is at 14% nationally, so this must have been a no-brainer for Barnaby, whose old power base has fragmented and he has his eye on the NSW Senate.

He also has a very good friend. Gina Rinehart. And life is crazy sometimes when Gina is around!

Gina is also close to the Senator. Jacinta Price – Rumored to be leaving Opposition Leader soon Susan LeyThe Left Liberal Party will join PHON and is very comfortable with the people at PHON head office.

An environment familiar with the luxurious interior of Gina’s private jet.

This nest of traitors – Ashby was betrayed Peter SlippersJoyce betrayed his wife, Price betrayed First Nations staff, Hanson, talk to former One Nation office heads – it’s going to happen Entente Terrible 2026.

It’s unclear whether Barnaby wrote his own media statements, but his resignation statement reads like PHONglish.

This, for example:

‘We have now at our headquarters emptied our energy platform in a ridiculous quest to change the weather.’

Pure PHONE.

Despite the positive signs in the polls at the moment, two years is a long time in politics.

New England’s PHON member has a history of shooting close to the feet, so realistically anything can happen.

Joyce will have time as a PHON MP until May 2028, surrounded by scores of angry locals who worked and donated heavily to the last election campaign Nationally. Barnaby’s selection team was very large, and some had very deep pockets.

All of New England is now PHON country, and not everyone is happy about it. Last time in 2025, Joyce received 52% of the votes, while PHON Brent Larkham It received 11,387 votes. That was almost 10%, so they’re happy.

The remaining 90% is not much.

Joyce casually said he would apologize to those he hurt.

Barnaby is likely to be under some pressure over the next two years. Not from their constituents (they’re a low priority right now) but from just about everywhere else.

As the only PHON MP in the lower house, Barnaby will be deprived of most of Parliament’s privilege-related entertainments.

This alone would drive anyone to drink.

Things to look for in the new year:

Will it be sent to Price PHON? While many in the Liberal Party will be happy to see him go, many in PHON will be unhappy to see him arrive.
Will Barnaby enter parliament wearing a burka?