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Barnaby Joyce rallies anti-abortion activists ahead of tight NSW vote
Barnaby Joyce rallies anti-abortion activists ahead of tight NSW vote
<p>Sydney crowd told to target National MPs as upper house prepares to vote on a bill outlawing sex-selective terminations</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>One Nation’s Barnaby Joyce has joined pro-life campaigners to pile pressure on Nationals MPs to vote to criminalise some abortions ahead of a tight vote in New South Wales.</p><p>Anti-abortion activists have threatened to campaign for One Nation against major parties to force new limits on terminating pregnancies on the back of its polling surge.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/02/barnaby-joyce-rallies-anti-abortion-activists-as-they-target-nationals-mps-in-nsw-vote-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
'Perverse logic' over abortion, Barnaby Joyce tells Sydney crowd
'Perverse logic' over abortion, Barnaby Joyce tells Sydney crowd
Nine months out from the NSW election campaign, One Nation recruit Barnaby Joyce has appeared in Sydney, declaring politicians are fearful of losing their jobs.
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Barnaby Joyce appeared in Sydney and told a crowd that politicians are fearful of losing their jobs.
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Barnaby Joyce rallied anti-abortion activists ahead of a tight vote in New South Wales.
guardian
Anti-abortion activists have threatened to campaign for One Nation against major parties to force new limits on terminating pregnancies.
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The upper house in New South Wales is preparing to vote on a bill outlawing sex-selective terminations.
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Framing · 5 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
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“'Perverse logic' over abortion”
→ Barnaby Joyce criticized abortion policy as illogical.
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“pile pressure on Nationals MPs”
→ Barnaby Joyce applied pressure on Nationals MPs.
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“criminalise some abortions”
→ Barnaby Joyce supported making some abortions illegal.
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“pro-life campaigners”
→ Activists who oppose abortion.
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“polling surge”
→ One Nation is gaining support in polls.