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One Nation candidate David Farley sought involvement with independent ‘Voices’ movement

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 874 words · By Josh Butler
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One Nation’s Farrer candidate, David Farley, sought to cooperate with the community independent “Voices” movement before the last election, including discussing preferences and suggesting a platform for a House and Senate campaign, before the group endorsed…

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What happened

One Nation’s Farrer candidate, David Farley, sought to cooperate with the community independent “Voices” movement before the last election, including discussing preferences and suggesting a platform for a House and Senate campaign, before the group endorsed…

Why it matters

Documents seen by Guardian Australia show Farley – who is expected to win the Farrer byelection ahead of Milthorpe on Saturday – had been keen to meet with the independent Voices campaign in 2023 and 2024, including buying a ticket to their event, sharing…

Common ground

“Would like to share some thoughts on a ‘Farrer platform’ for a campaign for both NSW federal Senate and the seat of Farrer,” Farley texted a Voices of Farrer coordinator in February 2024, ahead of a scheduled meeting.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Nine newspapers reported Farley had approached Labor about running in the 2022 election”
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The Guardian reports that 'The Nine newspapers' reported Farley approached Labor, but the actual Nine reports are not provided as separate evidence to corroborate.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nine is strongly associated with the Chinese dragon, a symbol of magic and power. There are nine forms of the dragon, it is described in terms of nine attributes, and it has nine children.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9
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web search NEUTRAL — Nine is a 2009 romantic musical drama film directed and co-produced by Rob Marshall from a screenplay by Michael Tolkin and Anthony Minghella, loosely based on the musical of the same name, which in t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_(2009_live-action_film)
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web search NEUTRAL — Meet the new nine.com.au. Get the latest news, sport, TV, travel, fashion, fitness, recipes, celebrity news and exclusive content, all for free at nine.com.au, the home of Nine
https://www.nine.com.au/
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Claim 2: “Ley retained the seat on a 56-44 margin”
CORROBORATED
The Guardian reports that Ley retained the seat on a 56-44 margin.
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Claim 3: “Some Voices candidates have also attracted funding from Climate 200”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 4: “Farley’s political history has come under scrutiny during the Farrer byelection, sparked by the resignation of former Liberal leader Sussan Ley”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm the Farrer by-election was triggered by the resignation of former opposition leader Sussan Ley.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A by-election is scheduled to be held on 9 May 2026 to elect the Australian member of Parliament (MP) for the New South Wales division of Farrer. The election follows the resignation of former opposit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Farrer_by-election
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Broken Hill is in Farrah Electorate. Major mining company. Try to sell it to Native Title. The Division of Farrer is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. Located in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_of_Farrer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sussan Penelope Ley (née Susan Penelope Braybrooks; born 14 December 1961) is an Australian retired politician who served as the leader of the Opposition and the leader of the Liberal Party from 2025 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussan_Ley
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Claim 5: “campaign material from One Nation, as well as from the Liberals and Nationals, has highlighted Milthorpe’s links to Climate 200”
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Claim 6: “At the time, Ley was the deputy Liberal leader to Peter Dutton”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, confirm Sussan Ley served as deputy opposition leader under Peter Dutton before becoming leader herself.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sussan Penelope Ley is an Australian retired politician who served as the leader of the Opposition and the leader of the Liberal Party from 2025 to 2026. She was the member of parliament for the New S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussan_Ley
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web search NEUTRAL — For the last three years, Sussan Ley served as deputy opposition leader under Peter Dutton. Now she is the woman to replace him. Ley was today named as the next leader of the Liberal Party and Austral…
https://www.9news.com.au/national/sussan-ley-who-is-she-poli…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sussan Ley served as Peter Dutton's deputy prior to her elevation to the top job in 2025.* Her mother dies days after taking on the role of opposition leader, while also dealing with coalition split a…
https://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/9174778/leadership-…
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Claim 7: “Nationals’ corflutes picturing him in a Labor T-shirt and Facebook videos portraying him as a chameleon”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 8: “One Nation’s Farrer candidate, David Farley, sought to cooperate with the community independent “Voices” movement before the last election”
CORROBORATED
The Guardian reports that One Nation candidate David Farley sought involvement with the Voices group before the endorsement of Michelle Milthorpe.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American actor and comedian. Farley was a member of Chicago's Second City Theatre and later a cast member of the NBC sketch com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Farley
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Patrick Farley (born October 29, 1968) is an American actor and comedian. He is the youngest brother of actor and comedian Chris Farley.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Farley_(actor)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kevin Prindiville Farley (born June 8, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the lead role in David Zucker’s comedy film An American Carol (2008) and voiced several characters in F …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Farley
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Claim 9: “similar Voices groups have been established in electorates nationwide, helping support the election of community independents including Zali Steggall, Allegra Spender, Nicolette Boele and Sophie Scamps”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 10: “Farley... had been keen to meet with the independent Voices campaign in 2023 and 2024, including buying a ticket to their event, sharing ideas, and even discussing election preferences”
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The specific details about buying a ticket and discussing preferences are reported by The Guardian, but not independently corroborated by other sources in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American actor and comedian. Farley was a member of Chicago's Second City Theatre and later a cast member of the NBC sketch com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Farley
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Patrick Farley (born October 29, 1968) is an American actor and comedian. He is the youngest brother of actor and comedian Chris Farley.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Farley_(actor)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kevin Prindiville Farley (born June 8, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the lead role in David Zucker’s comedy film An American Carol (2008) and voiced several characters in F …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Farley
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Claim 11: “She had won Farrer on a 66-34 two-party margin at the 2022 election”
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The Guardian explicitly states she won Farrer on a 66-34 two-party margin at the 2022 election.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sussan Penelope Ley is an Australian retired politician who served as the leader of the Opposition and the leader of the Liberal Party from 2025 to 2026. She was the member of parliament for the New S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussan_Ley
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web search NEUTRAL — She had won Farrer on a 66-34 two-party margin at the 2022 election.Milthorpe would be endorsed by Voices of Farrer later in 2024, but Ley retained the seat on a 56-44 margin.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/08/one-n…
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web search NEUTRAL — On Saturday Ms Ley was re-elected for the seventh time since she first won the seat 21 years ago with a margin of just 0.1 percent. She attracted votes throughout the electorate including some of the …
https://arr.news/2022/05/26/ley-retains-farrer-seat/
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Claim 12: “Farley reserved a ticket to a Voices of Farrer event, called “Gathering In Griffith”, held in September 2023”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results specifically mentioning the 'Gathering In Griffith' event or Farley's ticket reservation for it.
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Claim 13: “in 2025 had endorsed Milthorpe’s campaign to unseat Ley, calling her a “straight shooter, good woman” in a Facebook post”
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Both The Guardian and another source discussing Farley's political journey confirm he endorsed Milthorpe in 2025 via a Facebook post, calling her a 'straight shooter, good woman'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Nine newspapers reported Farley had approached Labor about running in the 2022 election, and in 2025 had endorsed Milthorpe’s campaign to unseat Ley, calling her a “straight shooter, good woman” i…
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/08/one-n…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Facebook post from David Farley before the 2025 federal election, endorsing Michelle Milthorpe – who he’s now running against. And it didn’t stop at kind words.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/why-one-nation-candi…
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web search NEUTRAL — “The reality is Michelle Milthorpe isn’t being upfront with the voters of Farrer. She continues to try to pull the wool over their eyes,” the Facebook post continued. “Voters have had enough of this.
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/candidates-clash-…
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Claim 14: “the group endorsed Michelle Milthorpe as their candidate”
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Multiple sources confirm Michelle Milthorpe was endorsed by Voices of Farrer, including a dedicated campaign page and The Guardian.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A by-election is scheduled to be held on 9 May 2026 to elect the Australian member of Parliament (MP) for the New South Wales division of Farrer. The election follows the resignation of former opposit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Farrer_by-election
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A federal election is scheduled to be held by 2028 to elect members of the House of Representatives and half of the Senate to the 49th Parliament of Australia. The incumbent Labor government, led by P…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Australian_federal_electi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Voices for or Voices of groups are a series of political community engagement groups in Australia. The first group to be established was Voices for Indi in 2012. Voices of Warringah was establishe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voices_movement_(Australia)
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