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David Littleproud to take over as leader of the Nationals

David Littleproud to take over as leader of the Nationals

David Littleproud has been elected as the new leader of The National party, replacing Barnaby Joyce. New South Wales senator Perin Davey will serve as his deputy. The decision to dump Barnaby Joyce as leader came after a two-hour long meeting on Monday morning. It’s traditional for the National party to declare all positions vacant following […]

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Barnaby Joyce on George Christensen: don’t “prod the bear”

Barnaby Joyce on George Christensen: don’t “prod the bear”

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says he won’t tell Queensland MP George Christensen to stop speaking out against Australia’s approach to managing Covid-19, as the government has a thin majority and they can’t afford to lose a single seat. Christensen, who has indicated he’ll not run for re-election at the end of his current term, […]

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Barnaby’s back – Nationals oust McCormack as leader

Barnaby’s back – Nationals oust McCormack as leader

The National party has a new leader, and Australia has a new Deputy Prime Minister, with Barnaby Joyce returning to the leadership role. Joyce was returned to the leadership position after a spill motion was put forward in the party room by close ally Senator Matt Canavan.  Michael McCormack had served as the party’s leader […]

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Michael McCormack remains as Nationals leader following leadership spill

Michael McCormack remains as Nationals leader following leadership spill

Michael McCormack is remaining as leader of the Nationals after seeing off a challenge from former leader Barnaby Joyce. McCormack was announced as the party leader this morning, his new deputy is David Littleproud. The leadership spill followed the resignation of Senator Bridget McKenzie from cabinet and the deputy position following her involvement in the […]

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McCormack confirms he knew about Broad since early November

McCormack confirms he knew about Broad since early November

Nationals leader and deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack has clarified that he was aware of besieged MP Andrew Broad’s issues relating to online dating weeks earlier than he initially indicated. Yesterday the National’s leader said he’d been aware of Andrew Broad’s trip to Hong Kong where he met up with a woman he’d been chatting […]

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Questions over why McCormack didn’t take action on Broad

Questions over why McCormack didn’t take action on Broad

Questions are being asked about why Nationals leader Michael McCormack didn’t take action over the behaviour of MP Andrew Broad until allegations of inappropriate behaviour were published in the media. Earlier today New Idea magazine published an explosive story that suggested that Nationals MP Andrew Broad had used a ‘Sugar Daddy’ dating website to meet young women. […]

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Barnaby Joyce renews calls for a tort of privacy

Barnaby Joyce renews calls for a tort of privacy

Former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has renewed his call for Australia to introduce a tort of privacy into common law. Legal experts have warned that the introduction of such a law would seriously impede the work of journalists. The member for New England, who is currently on extended leave from parliament, uploaded two videos […]

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Barnaby Joyce criticised for selling his story to the highest bidder

Barnaby Joyce criticised for selling his story to the highest bidder

Former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has been criticised for accepting a rumoured $150,000 payment from Channel Seven for an interview on their program Sunday Night. A bidding war for an interview with the politician and his new partner is believed to have erupted with Channel Seven winning the interview over Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes.  Joyce, […]

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Michael McCormack becomes Deputy PM and Nationals leader

Michael McCormack becomes Deputy PM and Nationals leader

Michael McCormack has been sworn in as Australia’s new Deputy Prime Minister after he won a ballot to become the leader of the Nationals. The Nationals chose the member for Riverina as their new leader after Barnaby Joyce announced his resignation on Friday following weeks of scandal surrounding his extra-marital affair. Queensland MP George Christensen […]

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Julie Bishop: It’s too early to say what the marriage legislation will look like

Acting Prime Minister Julie Bishop says she believes the ‘Yes’ campaign will win the marriage postal survey, but comments that it’s too soon to know what the final legislation will be. The Western Australian MP is serving as the Acting Prime Minister for the first time after Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce, and Deputy Nationals leader […]

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