‘Paddock of Despair’: Liberal Party MP Takes Aim at Latest One Nation Defectors Former Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes and former Liberal Vice President Teena McQueen have defected to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party. The announcement was made by Senator Hanson at an event in regional NSW shortly after One Nation’s success in the Farrer by-election. While Opposition Leader Angus Taylor downplayed the significance, fellow Liberal Tim Wilson expressed criticism.

• Two former Liberal members, Hollie Hughes and Teena McQueen, have joined One Nation.
• The defections occurred shortly after One Nation’s victory in the Farrer by-election.
• One Liberal MP referred to One Nation as the ‘orange paddock of despair’.
• Opposition Leader Angus Taylor dismissed the defections, but Tim Wilson was critical.