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A former One Nation candidate in Queensland who was dumped overnight says Pauline Hanson could face a revolt before the next election if she keeps sacking people for innocent mistakes.
Peter Rogers says he was told via telephone hook-up with Senator Hanson and other officials he was no longer the endorsed candidate for Mulgrave.
He is now the third Queensland candidate to be dumped since December.
It follows a controversial blog post on his website two weeks ago which he says he did not write.
The article said images of a three-year-old Syrian refugee washed up on a beach in 2015 were fabricated and the boy is "alive and well".
Syrian boy Aylan Kurdi's lifeless body washed up on a Turkish beach amid Europe's migrant crisis.
The article also stated the Port Arthur massacre in 1996 did not happen.
Mr Rogers says he was in Hong Kong when a friend minding his website in Australia posted the story without his knowledge.
"I offered to resign when the issue blew up in the media, but I never expected Pauline or the party officials to accept it," he said.
"Other politicians including Ms Hanson have done far worse and survived.
"I made a mistake by allowing this guy to look after my website but Pauline has made bigger mistakes.
"I think the most disappointing thing about it is that I have got to go and tell my supporters now that I'm not standing for them."
Mr Rogers said the party did not give him a chance to prove himself and if they keep "jumping the gun" they will lose votes.
He said it is important to remember that candidates standing for One Nation are not experienced politicians and the leadership "has to make allowances for that".
"No-one is perfect," he said.
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