Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has called One Nation senators "lying cowards" and criticised Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce over a cartoon portraying him as a "traitor". He made the comments during a media doorstop in Canberra on Wednesday.
The remarks deepened his public feud with One Nation. The dispute is focused on the cartoon and the criticism aimed at Hanson and Joyce. Hastie took on Hanson over it. He also intensified his criticism of One Nation senators during the Canberra appearance. The accusation continues to be the main point of the dispute.