Pauline Hanson's right-hand man weighs up Capricornia run

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Kelly, A. (2026, October 24). Pauline Hanson's right-hand man weighs up Capricornia run. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-24/james-ashby-considers-one-nation-run-for-seat-of-capricornia/107304534

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-10-24 · by Aaron Kelly

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James Ashby, the national director of One Nation, has not dismissed the possibility of running for the federal seat of Capricornianow that Michelle Landry has retired from politics. This consideration comes at a time when support for One Nation is increasing nationally and as Matt Canavan, leader of the Nationals, evaluates his own political future. The final decision on Ashby's candidacy will rest with the local branch of One Nation in Capricornia.
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James Ashby, the national director of One Nation, has not ruled out running for Capricornia in the upcoming federal election after incumbent Michelle Landry announced her retirement. With One Nation seeing increased support nationally, and with Matt Canavan from the Nationals weighing his options, the decision on a candidate lies with One Nation's Capricornia branch. They will make the final determination about who should run for the seat.

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📰 Pauline Hanson's Right Hand Weighs Run
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Landry bows out, setting up Canavan showdown with One Nation in Capricornia different event · 50%
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“Article A reports Landry's resignation and sets up Canavan's potential move, while Article B discusses Ashby potentially running for Capricornia. Though related, they describe different aspects of the same political situation.”
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Who wrote this

Aaron Kelly
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🔮 One Nation's Capricornia branch will have the final say on its candidate.
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🔮 Matt Canavan on brink of lower house move with Michelle Landry set to announce retirement
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2026-09-19 · assertive framing · Olympic contenders put rowing course to the test in state regatta
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Topics

Capricornia Nationals One Nation One Nation's

Subjects

Capricornia GPE · 3× One Nation's ORG · 3× James Ashby PERSON · 2× Matt Canavan PERSON · 1× Michelle Landry's PERSON · 1× Nationals ORG · 1× One Nation ORG · 1×

Narrative

One Nation's James Ashby leaves door open for Capricornia run at federal election In short: One Nation national director James Ashby has not ruled out running for Capricornia, following Michelle Landry's retirement.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-24
🔮 One Nation's Capricornia branch will have the final say on its candidate.
2026-10-24 · ABC News (AU)
Pauline Hanson's right-hand man weighs up Capricornia run · assertive framing

Claims (3 extracted, 0 hedged)

One Nation's James Ashby leaves door open for Capricornia run at federal election In short: One Nation national director James Ashby has not ruled out running for Capricornia, following Michelle Landry's retirement. asserted
Ashby → leave → retirement
It comes as One Nation's national support grows and Nationals leader Matt Canavan weighs his options. asserted
Canavan → come → options
One Nation's Capricornia branch will have the final say on its candidate. asserted
branch → have → candidate
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