One Nation candidate contesting Sussan Ley’s seat likened Julia Gillard to ‘non-productive old cow’

David Farley, One Nation’s candidate for the Farrer byelection. Photograph: One Nation Party

Pauline Hanson’s candidate in the byelection for Sussan Ley’s seat likened former prime minister Julia Gillard to a “non-productive old cow” that should be destroyed before suggesting the comments were tongue-in-cheek.

Agriculture businessman David Farley was picked on Saturday as the One Nation candidate for the 9 May byelection for Farrer, which Ley held for 25 years.