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Katherine Deves among four NSW upper house candidates revealed by One Nation

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Messenger, A. (2026, November 15). Katherine Deves among four NSW upper house candidates revealed by One Nation. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/15/katherine-deves-among-four-nsw-upper-house-candidates-revealed-by-one-nation-ntwnfb

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One Nation announced four candidates for the New South Wales upper house election on March 13, including Katherine Deves, a former federal Liberal candidate known for her anti-trans stance. Deves joins construction worker Arnon Wither, farmer Manti Steele, and surf lifesaver Daniel Hill, with One Nation emphasizing these candidates as "authentic" individuals from diverse backgrounds. The party’s NSW leader, Mike Newman, stated that the candidates are not career politicians but rather individuals who understand the challenges faced by everyday Australians.
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Katherine Deves, a former Liberal candidate and anti-trans campaigner from Sydney, is among four new upper house candidates announced by One Nation for the 2027 New South Wales state election. The other candidates are Arnon Wither, a construction and mining worker from the Hunter region; Manti Steele, a farmer and teacher from Dubbo who is a mother of eight; and Daniel Hill, a teacher and surf lifesaver from the NSW South Coast. These candidates will join Stuart Bonds, a cattle farmer and coal miner from Singleton, and Jeff Bacon, a firearms manufacturer from Tamworth. One Nation leader Mike Newman emphasized that these candidates represent "real-world experience" and are not "career politicians." Deves, who ran in the federal seat of Warringah in 2022 and sparked controversy over her stance on transgender women in sports, will now contest the election alongside these other candidates.

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The GuardianThis outlet15 Nov

One Nation announced four candidates for the New South Wales upper house election on March 13, including Katherine Deves, a former federal Liberal candidate known for her anti-trans stance. Deves joins construction worker Arnon Wither, farmer Manti Steele, and surf lifesaver Daniel Hill, with One Nation emphasizing these candidates as "authentic" individuals from diverse backgrounds. The party’s NSW leader, Mike…

Katherine Deves among four NSW upper house candidates revealed by One Nation (this article)
Sydney Morning Herald15 Nov

One Nation announced its candidates for the New South Wales election, including a former Liberal candidate known for anti-trans campaigning, a forklift driver, and a lifesaver. The party's choice of candidates reflects its broader political stance and the diversity of its candidate pool.

One Nation reveals former Liberal hopeful and forklift driver as candidates →2 articles from Sydney Morning Herald on this story
Daily Mail15 Nov

One Nation has announced former Liberal candidate Katherine Deves as part of its Legislative Council ticket for the 2027 NSW election. Deves, who ran for Warringah in 2022 and faced controversy over comments about transgender women in sport, joins other new recruits including Mike Newman, leader of NSW One Nation, who emphasized that the team represents ordinary Australians rather than career politicians. The party…

Controversial ex-Liberal candidate makes political comeback with One Nation after transgender comments sparked national firestorm →

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Andrew Messenger
12 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
The failed federal Liberal candidate Katherine Deves, who campaigned to exclude transgender women from women’s sport, will stand for One Nation at next year’s New South Wales election.
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Liberal NSW NSW Legislative Council New South Wales One Nation

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NSW GPE · 5× One Nation ORG · 5× Deves PERSON · 4× Newman PERSON · 3× Katherine Deves PERSON · 1× Liberal NORP · 1× Mike Newman PERSON · 1× NSW Legislative Council ORG · 1× New South Wales GPE · 1× One Nation’s ORG · 1×

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“Where we can restore clear and accurate language around biological sex, men and women, and ensure that women and girls are safe and have spaces for services, sports, etc, where it’s inappropriate for males to be there.” One Nation has required candidates at state elections to sign non-disclosure agreements preventing them from discussing their potential candidacy with the media.
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The failed federal Liberal candidate Katherine Deves, who campaigned to exclude transgender women from women’s sport, will stand for One Nation at next year’s New South Wales election.

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The failed federal Liberal candidate Katherine Deves, who campaigned to exclude transgender women from women’s sport, will stand for One Nation at next year’s New South Wales election. asserted
who → fail → election
Deves was among four NSW Legislative Council candidates announced by One Nation’s NSW leader, Mike Newman, on Sunday. asserted
Deves → announce → Sunday
The other candidates were Arnon Wither, a construction worker from the Hunter region who works as an electorate officer for Senator Sean Bell; Manti Steele, a farmer, teacher and mother of eight from Dubbo; and Daniel Hill, a surf lifesaver from the state’s south coast. asserted
who → work → coast
The NSW election will be held on 13 March. asserted
election → hold → March
Newman said on Sunday the upper house candidates were “authentic”, “people from the real world” and not “career politicians”. asserted
candidates → say → world
One Nation has only announced a single lower house candidate – Newman, in the electorate of Cessnock – but he said the party would run candidates in all 93 lower house seats. asserted
party → announce → seats
“We want to make sure that these people bleed orange, and like I said, they’re all from the real world,” he said. asserted
he → want → world
“That’s the that’s the type of person we’re aiming at … people from the real world who understand business, who understand their pinch points and pain points, understand the cost of living, understand cashflow. asserted
who → ’ → cashflow
Deves was handpicked by the former prime minister Scott Morrison to run in the federal NSW seat of Warringah in 2022. asserted
Deves → handpicke → 2022
Her candidacy was marred by controversy, including when she likened anti-trans activism to standing up against the Holocaust. asserted
she → mar → Holocaust
On Sunday she said she joined One Nation “because I wanted to be a part of the rescue, recovery, and restoration of our nation”. asserted
I → say → nation
“We are seeing cost of living skyrocket, whether it’s fuel, housing, energy, and we are watching a government that is so wedded to destructive ideologies like DEI and net zero that they are prepared to impoverish us all,” she said. asserted
she → see → us
If elected, she would look to make changes to state laws regarding “discrimination, hate speech, vilification, birth certificates, etc”. asserted
she → elect → discrimination
“Where we can restore clear and accurate language around biological sex, men and women, and ensure that women and girls are safe and have spaces for services, sports, etc, where it’s inappropriate for males to be there.” One Nation has required candidates at state elections to sign non-disclosure agreements preventing them from discussing their potential candidacy with the media. asserted
Nation → restore → media
News24 reported last month that Deves would run as an upper house candidate in the NSW election. asserted
Deves → report → election
She announced that she joined One Nation in September. asserted
she → announce → September
When Guardian Australia contacted Deves about her potential candidacy in October, she directed inquiries to Vikki Campion, the NSW party’s part-time media adviser. asserted
she → contact → Campion
The party provided a statement saying it had confirmed only three candidates at that time – Newman, the lead upper house candidate, Stuart Bonds, and a Tamworth firearms manufacturer, Jeff Bacon. asserted
it → provide → Newman
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