Coalition frontbencher James Paterson and One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce have engaged in a public dispute over political decorum following an altercation between Paterson and a One Nation volunteer at a polling booth in Farrer. The volunteer had snatched Paterson's phone during an argument, and while Pauline Hanson initially apologized, Joyce defended the volunteer, accusing Paterson of goading him and lacking respect for those who pay his salary. Paterson retorted that Joyce, referencing a past incident where Joyce was filmed on a street late at night, is the "last MP I would take advice from." The exchange highlights rising tensions between the Coalition and One Nation in the Farrer byelection, with the Coalition fearing One Nation may win the historically Liberal/National seat.