Overview
- Multiple news outlets confirmed Ms McQueen died after a short but severe illness on Wednesday, 24 June 2026.
- She served as federal vice-president of the Liberal Party from 2017 to 2023 and was blocked from re‑election to the party’s federal executive.
- In May she publicly left the Liberals to join One Nation alongside Hollie Hughes, saying the party’s decline began after Tony Abbott lost the prime ministership.
- Prominent figures including Pauline Hanson, Tony Abbott, Barnaby Joyce, Kellie Sloane and Gina Rinehart paid tribute, noting her energy, loyalty and recent political shift.
- McQueen was a frequent Sky News commentator with close ties to conservative figures and a record of controversial remarks that reflected and amplified factional tensions inside the Liberal Party.