Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has labelled One Nation senators "lying cowards" and hit out at Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce over a cartoon portraying him as a "traitor". He delivered the remarks during a media doorstop in Canberra on Wednesday.
The remarks deepened his public dispute with One Nation. The dispute centres on the cartoon and the criticism aimed at Hanson and Joyce. Hastie took on Hanson over it. He also stepped up his attacks on One Nation senators during the Canberra appearance. The accusation remains the central issue of the dispute.