Former Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce confirms he will not recontest his seat

Political scientist Luke Mansillo says Barnaby Joyce is the latest in a line of veteran politicians to break away from mainstream politics.

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00:00He's not been able to fit very well with the rest of the coalition, which has a habit of

00:08wanting to be elected by the media and Australian voter.

00:11But as it so happens, the coalition over some decades have aggregated more and more interests.

00:18So a political party is an interest aggregator.

00:21But these are more and more incoherent, these interests.

00:27So we've seen the teals peel off due to some of the tensions on the left.

00:33And now we're starting to see the tensions on the right start to peel off because of the

00:37total incoherence of the coalition.

00:39So for instance, if prior to the next election, if Barnaby Joyce were to become a member of

00:46One Nation, they would then become a minor party status and have more resources available

00:52to them in terms of advisor jobs, which will enable them to put in a more serious campaign.

00:58So apparently there is 50 branches that have opened up since the election.

01:04Back in 1997, there were 200 branches that were opened up in the first year of One Nation.

01:10This is a similar rate, but the difference is people don't go to branch meetings that they

01:15used to back in the late nineties.

01:18So this is quite a fundamental shift for how the tectonic shifts of political culture changed.

01:26So if I were in Little Proud's situation in his seat, I would not really be all that comfortable

01:33with this irritant to my side.

01:36That being said, he's a former banker and might seem a bit more establishment than the Bush accountant.

01:45Another deal?

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