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Warren Pickering is an Australian politician who has led One Nation's Victorian branch since August 2026 and is the party's candidate for Pakenham at the 2026 Victorian state election. Born in Gippsland, he worked in farming, bricklaying and Queensland coal mining and served as an Australian Army combat engineer. He is also the branch's state president and previously stood as a One Nation Senate candidate for Victoria.
We have documented 1 statement by Warren Pickering, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Role at the time: Leader of One Nation Victoria and the party's candidate for Pakenham, in a party statement
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Adolf Hitler can be described in one word as the "GOAT", an acronym for greatest of all time.
“At a time when Jewish Australians are experiencing unprecedented persecution, we are appalled that these comments have been made”
Open source (opens in a new tab)ABC News: One Nation Victoria dumps Preston candidate Franco Guardiani over Hitler comments · ABC News (Australia)Full article
Why we used this label
The reference point is Franco Guardiani's reply on X calling Adolf Hitler the GOAT and his related posts about Hitler and the Holocaust, with One Nation's decision to drop him as the response. Pickering says the party is appalled by the comments and announces that Guardiani is no longer part of the party, which condemns the posts. He does not dispute what the posts said or downplay them.
One Nation Victoria dropped Preston candidate Franco Guardiani after his reply on X calling Adolf Hitler the GOAT circulated. Leader Warren Pickering said the party was appalled; Guardiani confirmed the posts, called it a fair call and cited free speech.
