← Previous revisionRevision as of 05:22, 2 November 2026 Line 93: Line 93: In October 2026, after attending the [[Conservative Political Action Conference]] (CPAC) in Brisbane, Canavan was photographed alongside multiple far-right influencers including [[neo-Nazi]] advocate Andre Mamet.{{cite news |last=Saeed |first=Danyal |date=13 October 2026 |url=https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/13/tim-wilson-pope-francis-ai-cpac-matt-canavan-katherine-deves-mckinsey-abc/ |url-access=subscription |title=The Snoop: Tim Wilson's small business small print, Pope advisor calls for AI licenses, and more |work=[[Crikey]] |publisher=[[Private Media (Australia)|Private Media]] |access-date=16 October 2026 |language=en-AU |quote=Andre Mamet, a fringe far-right influencer known online as Ausmaxx and who advocated for neo-Nazi rights and interviewed Hanson at CPAC's London event in July, claims to have been kept away from Hanson at the Brisbane event by her security. However, in his telling, this didn't deter Canavan.}} In October 2026, after attending the [[Conservative Political Action Conference]] (CPAC) in Brisbane, Canavan was photographed alongside multiple far-right influencers including [[neo-Nazi]] advocate Andre Mamet.{{cite news |last=Saeed |first=Danyal |date=13 October 2026 |url=https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/13/tim-wilson-pope-francis-ai-cpac-matt-canavan-katherine-deves-mckinsey-abc/ |url-access=subscription |title=The Snoop: Tim Wilson's small business small print, Pope advisor calls for AI licenses, and more |work=[[Crikey]] |publisher=[[Private Media (Australia)|Private Media]] |access-date=16 October 2026 |language=en-AU |quote=Andre Mamet, a fringe far-right influencer known online as Ausmaxx and who advocated for neo-Nazi rights and interviewed Hanson at CPAC's London event in July, claims to have been kept away from Hanson at the Brisbane event by her security. However, in his telling, this didn't deter Canavan.}} In November 2026, Canavan announced his intention to seek preselection to run for the [[division of Capricornia]] at the [[next Australian federal election]]. The incumbent MP, Michelle Landry, will retire before the next election. Canavan commented that he is "happy to sacrifice potentially [his] own political future" to change government. Angus Taylor and other Coalition MPs expressed support for Canavan's move from the Senate.{{cite news |last=Handley |first=Erin |date=2 November 2026 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-02/federal-politics-nationals-leader-matt-canavan-capricornia/107335062 |title=Matt Canavan to run in Capricornia as One Nation's James Ashby rules out bid |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=2 November 2026 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20261102051742/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-02/federal-politics-nationals-leader-matt-canavan-capricornia/107335062 |archive-date=2 November 2026 |url-status=live |language=en-AU}} == Political positions == == Political positions == {{Conservatism in Australia}} {{Conservatism in Australia}} {{Expand section|detail on Canvan's views on the economy and regions|date=March 2026}}[[File:RockyRingRoadRally39.jpg|thumb|Matt Canavan at a Start [[Rockhampton Ring Road]] rally, 2022]] {{Expand section|detail on Canvan's views on the economy and regions|date=March 2026}}[[File:RockyRingRoadRally39.jpg|thumb|Matt Canavan at a Start [[Rockhampton Ring Road]] rally, 2022]] Canavan's political positions have been described as conservative.{{cite news |last=Jervis-Bardy |first=Dan |date=12 March 2026 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/11/matt-canavan-barnaby-joyce-history-could-help-new-nationals-leader-defeat-one-nation |title=From roommates to rivals: how Matt Canavan's history with Barnaby Joyce could help him defeat One Nation |work=[[Guardian Australia]] |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]] |issn=1440-3765 |access-date=16 October 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260312143000/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/11/matt-canavan-barnaby-joyce-history-could-help-new-nationals-leader-defeat-one-nation |archive-date=12 March 2026 |url-status=live |language=en-AU}} Canavan's political positions have been described as conservative and far-right aligned.{{cite news |last=Jervis-Bardy |first=Dan |date=12 March 2026 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/11/matt-canavan-barnaby-joyce-history-could-help-new-nationals-leader-defeat-one-nation |title=From roommates to rivals: how Matt Canavan's history with Barnaby Joyce could help him defeat One Nation |work=[[Guardian Australia]] |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]] |issn=1440-3765 |access-date=16 October 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260312143000/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/11/matt-canavan-barnaby-joyce-history-could-help-new-nationals-leader-defeat-one-nation |archive-date=12 March 2026 |url-status=live |language=en-AU |quote=An opponent of vaccine mandates and the social media age ban, Canavan's closest ideological allies have often been those on the far-right fringes – including Alex Antic and Ralph Babet.}}{{cite news |last=Swannell |first=Cate |date=13 February 2023 |url=https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/canavans-nonsense-abortion-bill-slammed/16629 |title=Canavan's 'nonsense' abortion bill slammed |work=Medical Republic |access-date=2 November 2026 |language=en-AU |quote=The far-right senator [Canavan] wants to penalise doctors who don’t provide care to ‘viable’ fetuses following late terminations.}} ===Climate change=== ===Climate change=== Canavan is a [[climate change denial|climate change denier]]{{cite web | url=https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/canavan-not-for-turning-on-climate-change-despite-liberal-drubbing-20220526-p5aon7 | title=Canavan hardens climate stance despite Liberal drubbing | date=26 May 2022 }} and a prominent supporter of [[fossil fuels]], particularly coal,{{cite web|url=https://www.crikey.com.au/2021/08/12/news-corp-climate-denial-2020/|title=Not my problem: how climate denial works in the 2020s|publisher=[[Crikey]]|first=Christopher|last=Warren|date=12 August 2021|accessdate=14 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jul/13/stop-trying-to-save-the-planet-matthew-canavan-tells-queensland-government |title=Stop trying to save the planet, Matthew Canavan tells Queensland government |work=[[The Guardian]]|last=Slezak |first=Michael |date=13 July 2017 |access-date=5 December 2017}} and has strongly opposed investment in [[renewable energy]].{{cite news|url= https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-big-battery-gets-mocked-australia-resource-minister/ |title= Tesla's South Australia battery is 'Kim Kardashian' of energy, says minister |website= teslarati.com |first= Simon |last= Alvarez |date= 14 March 2018 |access-date= 15 March 2018}} He has been referred to as one of the major players in the LNP split over climate and energy policy, frequently advocating for more coal power plants, despite their higher costs and higher emissions than alternative energies.{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/26/scott-morrison-forced-to-clarify-net-zero-commitment-amid-coalition-division | title=Matt Canavan declares net zero by 2050 is 'all over bar the shouting' after PM tries to quell divisions | Australian election 2022 | The Guardian | date=26 April 2022 }} Canavan is a [[climate change denial|climate change denier]]{{cite news | url=https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/canavan-not-for-turning-on-climate-change-despite-liberal-drubbing-20220526-p5aon7 | title=Canavan hardens climate stance despite Liberal drubbing |work=[[Australian Financial Review]] |publisher=[[Nine Entertainment]] | date=26 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2 November 2026 |language=en-AU}} and a prominent supporter of [[fossil fuels]], particularly coal,{{cite web|url=https://www.crikey.com.au/2021/08/12/news-corp-climate-denial-2020/|title=Not my problem: how climate denial works in the 2020s|publisher=[[Crikey]]|first=Christopher|last=Warren|date=12 August 2021|accessdate=14 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jul/13/stop-trying-to-save-the-planet-matthew-canavan-tells-queensland-government |title=Stop trying to save the planet, Matthew Canavan tells Queensland government |work=[[The Guardian]]|last=Slezak |first=Michael |date=13 July 2017 |access-date=5 December 2017}} and has strongly opposed investment in [[renewable energy]].{{cite news|url= https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-big-battery-gets-mocked-australia-resource-minister/ |title= Tesla's South Australia battery is 'Kim Kardashian' of energy, says minister |website= teslarati.com |first= Simon |last= Alvarez |date= 14 March 2018 |access-date= 15 March 2018}} He has been referred to as one of the major players in the LNP split over climate and energy policy, frequently advocating for more coal power plants, despite their higher costs and higher emissions than alternative energies.{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/26/scott-morrison-forced-to-clarify-net-zero-commitment-amid-coalition-division | title=Matt Canavan declares net zero by 2050 is 'all over bar the shouting' after PM tries to quell divisions | Australian election 2022 | The Guardian | date=26 April 2022 }} Canavan has rejected that climate change contributed to the catastrophic [[2019–20 Australian bushfire season]], despite evidence to the contrary.{{cite news |title='There is no link': the climate doubters within Scott Morrison's government |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/16/there-is-no-link-the-climate-doubters-within-scott-morrisons-government |access-date=16 January 2020 |work=The Guardian}} His views have been rebuked by climate scientists and other members of Parliament, including Nationals MP [[Darren Chester]].{{cite web | url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-election-2022-coalition-climate-change-split-emerges-as-nationals-senator-matt-canavan-labels-netzero-goal-dead/c3a5f713-35b4-46b5-b5e8-240b7b9dc8f2 | title=Federal election 2022: Coalition climate change split emerges as Nationals Senator Matt Canavan labels net-zero goal 'dead' }}{{cite web | last=Maiden | first=Samantha | title='Net zero is dead': Aussie climate clash | website=news | date=26 April 2022 | url=https://www.news.com.au/national/federal-election/climate-change-war-erupts-as-nationals-mp-matt-canavan-declares-net-zero-is-dead/news-story/7018e748ff20ea64d7204171ee8a5df8?amp | access-date=5 January 2024}} Canavan has rejected that climate change contributed to the catastrophic [[2019–20 Australian bushfire season]], despite evidence to the contrary.{{cite news |title='There is no link': the climate doubters within Scott Morrison's government |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/16/there-is-no-link-the-climate-doubters-within-scott-morrisons-government |access-date=16 January 2020 |work=The Guardian}} His views have been rebuked by climate scientists and other members of Parliament, including Nationals MP [[Darren Chester]].{{cite web | url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-election-2022-coalition-climate-change-split-emerges-as-nationals-senator-matt-canavan-labels-netzero-goal-dead/c3a5f713-35b4-46b5-b5e8-240b7b9dc8f2 | title=Federal election 2022: Coalition climate change split emerges as Nationals Senator Matt Canavan labels net-zero goal 'dead' }}{{cite web | last=Maiden | first=Samantha | title='Net zero is dead': Aussie climate clash | website=news | date=26 April 2022 | url=https://www.news.com.au/national/federal-election/climate-change-war-erupts-as-nationals-mp-matt-canavan-declares-net-zero-is-dead/news-story/7018e748ff20ea64d7204171ee8a5df8?amp | access-date=5 January 2024}}