One Nation is moving its national headquarters to a new office space in Brisbane. The property was recently acquired by mining magnate Gina Rinehart, who will lease the space to the political party. The move has prompted questions regarding the relationship between the billionaire and the party, specifically whether the arrangement constitutes a conflict of interest.

Barnaby Joyce, speaking on behalf of the party, has publicly defended the transaction. He asserted that the party is paying "market rates" for the lease and denied that the arrangement involves any "mate’s rates" or preferential treatment. Joyce emphasized that the party is simply a tenant in a building owned by a private individual, stating, "I don’t live in her pocket." He argued that the financial transaction is transparent and strictly business-oriented, intended to provide the party with a functional national base.

While the party maintains that the lease is a standard commercial agreement, the involvement of Australia’s wealthiest individual in providing infrastructure for a political party has drawn media attention. The Guardian reports that the office space is a multimillion-dollar asset, highlighting the scale of the investment. Critics and observers are weighing whether such financial ties between high-net-worth donors and political entities could influence policy or party decision-making, though party officials insist the lease agreement remains independent of political influence.