Sky News host Andrew Bolt has revealed Barnaby Joyce asked to re-record his answer to a question about One Nationâs âharshâ homeownership policy after making a series of panicked phone calls on set.
Joyce was pressed on Pauline Hansonâs policy to block permanent residents from buying homes in Australia if they are not citizens on Thursday night.
âWe want to make sure you become a permanent resident⊠sorry, become an Australian citizen, excuse me. And thatâs going to deal with the issue isnât it? Become an Australian citizen,â Joyce told the host.
âRight⊠ok. Well that might be a bit of an issue for a number of people but we shall see how they resolve that,â Bolt said.
Bolt later revealed Joyce asked if he could re-record a second answer to the question after making a series of rushed phone calls.
He said Joyce must have realised it would seemed âdrasticâ to force permanent residents who own homes to sell them in two years, or become citizens.
âSo, with our cameras on him, he rang two people back at the office, and one said no, the policy actually didnât affect permanent residents, and the second senior said it did, and Barnaby left the studio,â he said.
âMinutes later, he came back and said actually there was now a change of policy. Could he record a new answer? And I agreed. Here it is.â

Sky News host Andrew Bolt (pictured) has revealed Barnaby Joyce asked to re-record his answer to a question about One Nationâs âharshâ homeownership policy

Bolt later revealed Joyce (pictured) asked if he could re-record a second answer to the question after making a series of rushed phone calls on set
The Daily Mail has contacted Joyceâs office for comment.
Hanson was quick to outline One Nationâs policy on homeownership in clear terms following the bungled interview.
âAustralian homes should be prioritised for Australians,â she wrote on Friday.
âOne Nation makes no apologies for putting Australians first. Foreign owners â temporary visa holders and foreign citizens residing overseas â would be given two years to sell their Australian residential properties under One Nationâs policy.
âPermanent residents have been accepted to settle in Australia permanently. They live here, work here, pay taxes here and build their lives here. Many are on the path to citizenship. One Nationâs policy does not require them to sell their homes.
âGovernments routinely regulate foreign investment in housing, agriculture, infrastructure and strategic assets. The Commonwealth already bans most foreign persons, including temporary residents and foreign-owned companies, from purchasing established dwellings, subject to exceptions.
âLabor extended that ban in the 2026â27 Budget. One Nationâs policy effectively only extends these bans to new homes. Politicians attacking One Nationâs policy are attacking a principle the government already applies.â
Sky News also ran Joyceâs amended response to Boltâs question.

Hanson (right) was quick to outline One Nationâs policy on homeownership in clear terms following the bungled interview
Should permanent residents have the same rights as citizens when it comes to owning Australian homes?
Whatâs your view?
 âThis policy is formative, but on further investigation and discussions with One Nation, no, we are not going to be kicking permanent residents out of their house,â he said.
âWe want people to progress through to Australian citizenship, but that should not come at the expense of permanent residents being divested of their house. It was an issue that needed further clarity. Iâve got it, and thatâs it.â
Joyce confirmed the policy would apply to âforeign citizens who are basically not permanent residentsâ.
Bolt accused One Nation of âmaking policy up as it goes alongâ.
âJoyce initially assumed One Nationâs policy on non-citizens owning property here was the most extreme interpretation of Hansonâs ambiguous statement,â he said.
âMy moral dilemma? Well, I could have played you the calls that Barnaby made in our studio to clarify things, and got a big media splash, lots of clicks, but that, of course, would be unfair to Barnaby. I had indicated our interview was over.
âOn the other hand, I could have saved Barnaby embarrassment with some editing here, cutting out his first answer, replacing it with his second, and no one to know what had gone on, but then I would not have been straight with you.
âLet the chips fall where they may, and you can decide for yourself, is One Nation yet ready for government?â


