Angus Taylor rejects a proposed seat-sharing arrangement between the Liberal Party and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation. Senior Liberal figures are instead debating how to handle the growing electoral threat posed by One Nation, with some within the party arguing that conservative parties should avoid competing directly and thereby reduce “vote cannibalisation.”
Liberal frontbencher Tony Pasin urges the Liberal Party to negotiate with One Nation so Liberal and One Nation candidates do not run against each other in a way that harms either side’s chances. Multiple outlets report Pasin’s position and his claim that coordination would be needed to defeat Labor at the next election.
However, Taylor and other senior colleagues do not accept the seat-sharing approach. Coverage describes “cracks” within Liberal ranks as the party weighs whether cooperation or competition is the better strategy while One Nation gains momentum in opinion polls. One Nation is also described as looking at targeting government-held seats, which has intensified internal debate about how best to respond to Hanson’s resurgence.
