One Nation heavyweights give Matt Canavan clear run to lower house

By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

One Nation’s Pauline Hanson and party director James Ashby have both said they won’t run against Nationals leader Matt Canavan in the seat of Capricornia.

This makes it a near certainly that Canavan, who lives in Yeppoon in the central Queensland electorate, will have a smooth transition from the Senate to the lower house.

On Monday, Canavan formally confirmed he will contest Capricornia at the 2028 election, following the recent announcement by Nationals MP Michelle Landry that she will retire then.

“As leader of The Nationals, I have a duty to be on the…

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