# Barnaby Joyce stands by Pauline Hanson over public housing comments about Albanese’s mother

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/barnaby-joyce-stands-by-pauline-hanson-over-public-housing-comments-about-albaneses-mother/
- Published: 2026-09-14T03:57:10+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16128485/barnaby-joyce-hanson.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Joyce refused three times to say Hanson should apologise
- Hanson had queried Albanese's mother's 65 years in public housing
- Plibersek defended Maryanne, noting Albanese's childhood caring for her

## Summary

Barnaby Joyce clashed with Sunrise host Nat Barr after refusing to say whether One Nation leader Pauline Hanson should apologise for comments questioning why Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's late mother remained in public housing for decades. The exchange has intensified pressure on Hanson, whose remarks about Albanese's upbringing resurfaced amid criticism that she overlooked his mother's long-term illness, turning a personal family story into a fresh flashpoint in the ongoing debate over public housing policy and political point-scoring.

Hanson had said in January that housing commission properties should not be occupied for "30, 40 years" as Albanese's mother, Maryanne, had lived in hers for 65 years, arguing tenants should be moved on once given "a hand up". Pressed three times by Barr on Sunrise, Joyce declined to say Hanson should apologise, instead accusing Albanese of hypocrisy over his multiple properties, including an upcoming $4.5 million Central Coast home, and arguing public housing should be a temporary safety net. Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek hit back, saying Maryanne was frequently hospitalised and that Albanese cared for her as a child, contrasting this with Joyce's own boarding school upbringing.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: Barnaby Joyce stands by Pauline Hanson over public housing comments about Albanese’s mother](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16128485/barnaby-joyce-hanson.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [Daily Mail: Video emerges of Pauline Hanson labelling Aboriginal people 'the most primitive race on earth' - after blasting Anthony Albanese's mum for long public housing stint](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16128965/pauline-hanson-indigenous-australians.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [Daily Mail: Where is Pauline Hanson? One Nation leader accused of going to ground as fallout grows over her comments about Anthony Albanese's mum](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16128899/pauline-hanson-anthony-albanese-mother-barnaby-joyce.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)

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