One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has brushed aside new polling which shows support for his right-wing party has dropped.
The latest Resolve poll shows One Nation’s support has dropped three points, although it remains behind Labor and in front of the Coalition.
Pauline Hanson’s popularity also dropped by eight points to 25 per cent, according to the poll of just over 2,200 people.
Asked if his leader’s comments on monoculture and paid parental leave contributed to the drop, Joyce says changes are always expected in polls and stood by his leader’s comments on the topics.
“I think that people understand that one of the big things about One Nation, one of the big things about Pauline is social cohesion, and making sure that the issues especially what we saw tragically at Bondi, are not repeated,” Joyce says.
“And it requires us a substantive statement. You’ve got to be brave enough to make it. If you don’t want to make it I suppose you accept that it will happen again.”
