One Nation senator Barnaby Joyce has backflipped on comments that suggested the party would force permanent residents to sell their homes.
Appearing on Sky News’ The Bolt Report on Thursday night, Joyce was asked if One Nation’s policy would mean permanent residents in Australia would have to sell their properties.
“Yeah, it does … that’s my belief,” he responded.
After the interview, Joyce reportedly made several phone calls and then asked to re-record his response, retracting his statement and clarifying the party’s policy.
“This policy is formative, but on further investigation and discussions with One Nation, no, we are not going to be kicking permanent residents out of their house,” he said.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson later took to social media to clarify the party’s policy, stating that “temporary visa holders and foreign citizens residing overseas” would have two years to sell their residential properties in Australia.
However, permanent residents won’t be required to sell their homes.
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