{
  "id": 651747,
  "title": "Barnaby Joyce claims One Nation ‘one of the gayest parties in Australia’ as former candidate’s comments surface",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/barnaby-joyce-claims-one-nation-one-of-the-gayest-parties-in-651747",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-12T09:21:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/12/barnaby-joyce-one-nation-paraminder-singh-homophobic-comments-ntwnfb"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "One Nation MP says failed WA candidate’s comments describing same-sex attraction as a mental illness are ‘highly offensive’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Barnaby Joyce has defended One Nation as “one of the gayest parties in Australia” after comments surfaced from one of its failed candidate describing same-sex attraction as a mental illness. The former National…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Barnaby Joyce claims One Nation ‘one of the gayest parties in Australia’ as former candidate’s comments surface",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/barnaby-joyce-claims-one-nation-one-of-the-gayest-parties-in",
        "published": "2026-08-12T09:21:48.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}