Paddock of Despair: Liberal Party MP Takes Aim at Latest One Nation Defectors

One Nation leaders take to the stage to celebrate as their party wins the Farrer by-election in Albury, NSW in Australia on May 9, 2026. Jesse Thompson/Getty ImagesTwo former Liberals have been accused of fleeing to the “orange paddock of despair” after defecting to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation.The conservative-leaning party has grown its ranks steadily with the addition of former New South Wales (NSW) Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes and the party’s former Vice President Teena McQueen.