{"id":79008,"date":"2025-08-19T03:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T03:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/79008\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T03:53:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T03:53:09","slug":"pauline-hanson-makes-major-one-nation-announcement-as-shock-resignation-rocks-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/79008\/","title":{"rendered":"Pauline Hanson makes major One Nation announcement as shock resignation rocks Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"

By MAX AITCHISON, POLITICAL REPORTER, AUSTRALIA<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 20:09 EDT, 18 August 2025 | Updated: 20:29 EDT, 18 August 2025 <\/p>\n

A One Nation senator has resigned from parliament, just months after first being elected.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Warwick Stacey, One Nation Senator for NSW<\/a>, resigned from the Senate<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday morning, citing personal health reasons.<\/p>\n

Stacey, 72, a former army officer who served in Northern Ireland<\/a>, was elected to the Senate at the federal election<\/a>\u00a0in May.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The upper house has only sat for seven days so far this parliamentary calendar.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Senator Stacey said he could not in good conscience continue in his role if he could not dedicate himself 100 per cent.<\/p>\n

‘Unfortunately, I will be unable to fully dedicate myself to the role as I deal with my personal health issues,’ he said.<\/p>\n

‘I don’t think a person elected to Parliament should be anything less than completely dedicated to a role entrusted to them by voters, so I’m resigning to make way for someone who can do that on behalf of the people of NSW.<\/p>\n

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson<\/a> gave her full support and admiration to Senator Stacey.<\/p>\n

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Warwick Stacey (pictured), One Nation Senator for NSW , resigned from the Senate on Tuesday morning, citing personal health reasons<\/p>\n

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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson gave her full support and admiration to the outgoing senator<\/p>\n

‘Warwick Stacey is a man of principle and a great Australian,’ Senator Hanson said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘It is with profound regret that we farewell him from the Senate so soon after he was elected.’<\/p>\n

His departure creates a casual vacancy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One Nation will announce the individual who will succeed him in coming weeks, ahead of the joint sitting of the NSW parliament required by the Constitution to ratify his successor.<\/p>\n

In his extremely brief time in parliament, Stacey railed against Welcome to Country ceremonies, turning his back on one held in the upper house.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘These are exercises in virtue signalling and they keep disunity alive,’ he said.<\/p>\n

‘The practice of welcome to country was invented in the 1970s. It and associated statements have become weapons in a culture war that seeks to divide Australia.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘They imply the Australian nation is illegitimate. Australians are sick of these divisive culture wars from the radical left.’<\/p>\n

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