Bridget McKenzie’s words may be more than a thought bubble given both the #Nats Leader and #AngusTaylor did not comment. Do these words foreshadow a Nats move from the #LNP Coalition *en block* or simply McKenzies’ desire to follow in #Beetroot ‘s footsteps to #Gina’s Party #PHON?
> “The National Party has claimed the “major party model” is “broken” and is being “replaced” — raising speculation it is preparing to merge with Gina Rinehart’s One Nation. A case of *If you can’t beat them, join them*?
> Nationals leader in the Senate Bridget McKenzie — whose party has been part of the “major party model” for most of the past century — has made the explosive claims in marketing material for far-right lobby group “Advance”.
> The biggest funder of both Advance and One Nation is mining multi-billionaire Gina Rinehart, who has been actively courting Coalition members to join her One Nation party, led by Pauline Hanson.”
#ClivePalmer failed but it looks as though #GinaRinehart has learnt the lesson… Australia politics is the poorer for it, unfortunately.
https://theklaxon.com.au/nats-preparing-one-nation-merger/
#AusPol #RWNJs #Advance #Hanson #Canavan #BrigetMcKenzie #MAGApolitics #MatthewSheahan