Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has called One Nation senators "lying cowards" and hit out at Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce over a cartoon that accused him of a "traitor". He delivered the remarks during a doorstop appearance in Canberra on Wednesday.
The remarks deepened his public feud with One Nation. The dispute centres on the cartoon and the criticism directed at Hanson and Joyce. Hastie challenged Hanson over it. He also intensified his attacks on One Nation senators during the Canberra appearance. The accusation remains the main point of the dispute.