Anti-trans firebrand gets election nod with new party

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A controversial figure who failed in a high-profile run for a federal seat is trying to resurrect her political career at an upcoming state election.

An anti-transgender campaigner who unsuccessfully ran for the Liberals in a federal race has pivoted to One Nation for an upcoming state election.

Katherine Deves was formally announced on Sunday as an upper house candidate for One Nation for the NSW poll in March.

In 2022, Ms Deves ran a high-profile campaign in the northern beaches seat of Warringah against teal independent Zali Steggall but her run was marred by a series of well-publicised controversies.

During the campaign, it emerged Ms Deves had claimed transgender children were being "surgically mutilated and sterilised".

But having shed Liberal blue for One Nation orange, Ms Deves told reporters on Sunday she was not retreating from any of her previous stances.

"The people of Australia need to be put first ... they are sick of these these lies and these ideologies," Ms Deves said.

"We need to be able to stand up and speak clearly ... when our bureaucrats get up and talk about men who can breastfeed, which is ridiculous."

The exact order of the candidates on the party's upper house ticket is unknown, but it is highly likely Ms Deves will be no higher than third given Stuart Bonds and Jeff Bacon have been announced as first and second respectively.

One Nation has never sent more than two candidates to the NSW upper house in one election.

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