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One Nation has lost its third Queensland candidate since December, with party leader Pauline Hanson dumping the candidate for Mulgrave, in the state's far north, Peter Rogers.
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Mr Rogers said a friend had written the post and he wasn't aware of what it said, but Ms Hanson responded by saying he had been been stupid to surrender control of his own website.
Mr Rogers said he wasn't surprised by Friday's decision, but said the way in which he was told was "very sneaky".
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He believed the party had someone else ready to replace him and added "nothing surprises me with One Nation any more".
Despite the disappointment, Mr Rogers said his phone hadn't stopped ringing since the early hours of Saturday with messages of support, which he described as "unbelievable and phenomenal".
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