Why One Nation candidate David Farley’s ‘political journey’ doesn’t add up

April 29, 2026 — 1:45pm

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Last year, ahead of the federal election, David Farley jumped on Facebook to hail independent candidate Michelle Milthorpe as a “straight shooter” and a “good” woman.

This year, he wants to beat her for Pauline Hanson in Farrer.

You might call that evolution. Others might call it something else.

Because before the questions about his failed attempt to run for Labor, before the talk of a long political search for a home that matched his values, there is this remarkable fact hiding in plain sight: the One Nation candidate in Farrer was publicly supportive of the independent he now wants voters to reject.

And it didn’t stop at kind words. Receipts show Farley made a personal donation – $52.55 – in 2023 to Voices for Farrer, the movement that launched Milthorpe’s rise.

Read that again. The man now warning darkly about “teals” was recently endorsing one – and helping fund her campaign vehicle.

Farley insists all this is part of a political journey.

“Like many Australians, I explored my options before finding a political home that actually reflects my values,” he wrote on Facebook after this masthead revealed a two-year flirtation with joining........

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