<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Barnaby Joyce has suggested he would be open to recontesting his seat as a One Nation candidate, just four months after shutting the door on the possibility.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/barnaby-joyce-to-leave-the-nationals-amid-speculation-of-defection-to-one-nation/cef8e827-1f60-4024-8335-3326e0a0aa8b" rel="" target="_blank" title="he split from the Nationals"><span>he split from the Nationals</span></a><span> late last year, the New England MP firmly declared he would serve out the remainder of his term but </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/barnaby-joyce-defects-nationals-one-nation-announcement/83509d28-6879-4218-b863-c3d6dd299030" rel="" target="_blank" title="not recontest his seat"><span>not recontest his seat</span></a><span> at the 2028 federal election.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Instead, he said he was strongly considering a tilt at the Senate under One Nation.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/el-nino-forecast-chances-rise-of-hot-dry-weather-system/5b14e487-185d-431b-b9f0-edb17719fead" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Signs Australia could be facing a hot, dry El Niño for 2026</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But as the minor party enjoys a surge in some polls and appears to be a real contender, Joyce said he would be open to recontesting in the lower house at the next election.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If it becomes apparent that (One Nation) has got a number of seats we're going to win in the lower house, then yes, of course, you're going to have to have someone with experience there to do the very best job we can," he told </span><em><span>Today</span></em><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"But that is not a conversation we have now, that's a conversation for down the track".</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/barnaby-joyce-suggests-recontesting-new-england-seat-at-2028-federal-election/40c9994e-a248-4585-a57c-e64a94c7f837" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Joyce has held New England since 2013, after resigning as Queensland senator to run for the seat and comfortably winning following the resignation of independent Tony Windsor.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The latest Resolve poll for </span><em><span>The Sydney Morning Herald</span></em><span> showed One Nation level with the Coalition at 23 per cent of the primary vote for the first time.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Labor is still sitting comfortably at 32 per cent of the primary vote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Voters leaned towards a Coalition under new leader Angus Taylor by three more percentage points over his predecessor Sussan Ley.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Taylor used his first official press conference to appeal to voters thinking of shifting their vote to One Nation. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/single-psychedelic-dose-can-relieve-depression-symptoms/11d51bd5-f619-4ddc-9ccc-f17357c2f008" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Psychedelic drug relieved severe depression for months, study finds</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We understand that you're disappointed with us," he said on Friday afternoon.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We understand that we need to do better to restore your confidence in us.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are going to do everything in our power to make sure that you see those core Liberal values, those core Liberal priorities, back, front and centre in what we talk about every day."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One Nation leader Pauline Hanson said she believed it was "a little too late" for the Liberals to win back confidence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They've changed the leader, but they're still on a dead horse," she said shortly after Taylor won leadership. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But Prime Minister Anthony Albanese believes One Nation's surge will be short-lived, telling the ABC today that the party's previous rises in popularity have "all collapsed" after a few years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We will wait and see what the relationship is between Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce in a couple of years' time, two very big egos put in one melting pot," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" 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