Crikey Worm: Joyce under sustained fire

Good morning, early birds. Forces advance against Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce on several fronts. Plus, the Victorian and New South Wales state governments threaten to withdraw from the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. It's the news you need to know, with Chris Woods.

Chris Woods

Feb 14, 2018

CRITICS LEAP FOR JOYCE

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is facing mounting pressure from Nationals MPs and former leaders to step down over his extramarital affair with, and possible misuse of taxpayer funds in creating jobs for, his former staffer and now-pregnant partner Vikki Campion.

The Australian ($) reports that Joyce has lost critical party-room support over the issue and that a group of MPs, including Andrew Broad, Keith Pitt, Luke Hartsuyker and possible alternative leaders Michael McCormack and Darren Chester, held crisis meetings in parliament yesterday.

Topics

Will Joyce ever answer for his environmental mismanagement?

Comments, corrections, clarifications and cock-ups

Crikey

Feb 04, 2019

6

Crikey readers discuss Barnaby Joyce's role in Australia's environmental troubles, the ongoing Melbourne University Publishing board scandal and the need for an international tax overhaul.

When the river runs dry, we will return to the scene of the crime

Environment

Irfan Yusuf

Jan 21, 2019

18

Residents at the trashed end of the Darling River are angry, jobless and unable to drink their own town water.

Looking to kill a scandal about your private life? Just tell the truth.

Politics

Tom Ravlic

Jan 18, 2019

9

Anthony Albanese recently announced that he and his wife of 30 years, Carmel Tebbutt, had split. No drama. No media chase. This kind of simple and erudite statement is far too rare in Australian politics.