Barnaby Joyce claims One Nation ‘one of the gayest parties in Australia’ as former candidate’s comments surface

One Nation MP says failed WA candidate’s comments describing same-sex attraction as a mental illness are ‘highly offensive’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Barnaby Joyce has defended One Nation as “one of the gayest parties in Australia” after comments surfaced from one of its failed candidates describing same-sex attraction as a mental illness. The former National turned One Nation MP was asked to respond to a series of homophobic comments made by a former Western Australian legislative council candidate for One Nation in a video last month, as first reported by ABC on Wednesday afternoon. Parminder Singh, who was third on the party’s ticket at the WA election in 2025, told online personality Jasky Singh, known as Mr Sikkant, that he believed gay people have a mental illness and that marriage equality should not have been legalised. Though Singh claimed not to have a problem with gay people, he took issue with them “advertising” their sexuality. “You [don’t] need to gay parade in city,” he said. Guardian Australia has contacted Singh for comment. Joyce was asked about Singh’s comments on ABC’s Afternoon Briefing after a page li