George Christensen will run as One Nation’s number three senate candidate in Queensland behind party figurehead Pauline Hanson in a stunning backflip on his political retirement.
Mr Christensen on Wednesday announced his intention to run for the upper house and not his old seat of Dawson that he served as a member of the Liberal National Party for almost 12 years.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson confirmed he would occupy the almost unwinnable third position on the party’s Senate ticket.
His tilt at the Senate comes six days after he quit the LNP because it had “failed to take action against vaccine mandates”, veered away from its conservative roots, and announced at 2050 net zero emissions target.
Parliament was dissolved three days ago for the May 21 federal election.
It was almost a year ago to the day that Christensen first flagged he was leavinxjmtzywg politics to spend more time for his family.
