Anti-transgender campaigner joins One Nation for NSW election

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Nov, 02:43 · Archive

Katherine Deves, who failed to win a federal seat in 2022, has been announced as a One Nation upper house candidate for New South Wales's March election.

Katherine Deves, an anti-transgender campaigner who ran unsuccessfully for the Liberals in the federal seat of Warringah in 2022, has been announced as a One Nation upper house candidate for New South Wales's March election. She was formally announced on Sunday.

Ms Deves's 2022 federal campaign was marked by controversy. During that campaign, it emerged she had claimed transgender children were being 'surgically mutilated and sterilised'. Despite this history, Ms Deves said on Sunday she was not retreating from any of her previous stances. 'The people of Australia need to be put first ... they are sick of these lies and these ideologies,' she said. 'We need to be able to stand up and speak clearly ... when our bureaucrats get up and talk about men who can breastfeed, which is ridiculous.'

The exact order of One Nation's upper house candidates remains unknown, but Ms Deves is likely to be no higher than third given that Stuart Bonds and Jeff Bacon have been announced as first and second respectively. One Nation has never sent more than two candidates to the NSW upper house in one election. Mike Newman, the party's NSW leader, defended the pace of candidate selection, saying a rigorous process was being followed to process 900 candidates for the 92 lower house seats the party is contesting.

How it is being reported

• Anti-trans firebrand gets election nod with new partyA controversial figure who failed in a high-profile run for a federal seat is trying to resurrect her political career at an upcoming state election.Perth Now · 15 Nov, 02:16
• Anti-trans firebrand gets election nod with new partyA controversial figure who failed in a high-profile run for a federal seat is trying to resurrect her political career at an upcoming state election.The West Australian · 15 Nov, 02:16

In this story: Katherine Deves · One Nation · New South Wales · Zali Steggall · Warringah · Mike Newman

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