The Latest Breaking News from Barnaby Joyce

Joyce told to take leave after he 'embarrassed himself'

Nationals leader David Littleproud is pushing Barnaby Joyce to take a break after a video of him lying on a Canberra footpath went viral.

AAP · Feb 13, 2024

Australian politician admits ‘big mistake’ after being filmed writhing on footpath and swearing

Barnaby Joyce admitted to drinking while taking prescription drug

Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2024

Afternoon Update: Israeli hostages freed; Nationals under pressure over Barnaby Joyce; and how supermarkets make you pay more

Two hostages have been freed in Rafah while Gaza officials say at least 37 Palestinians have been killed in strikes

The Guardian - AU · Feb 12, 2024

Reckless or reasonable? Factchecking the claims of anti-renewable activists

A protest at Parliament House featured claims about higher bills and dystopian images of disused turbines. But is there any basis for this?

The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2024

Littleproud says planned renewables rollout ‘pure insanity’; RBA governor quizzed – as it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU · Feb 5, 2024

Australia involved in strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen

Australia has participated in strikes launched by the US and the UK on Houthi rebels in Yemen, after they blocked a key maritime trading route.

AAP · Jan 11, 2024

Storm clouds ahead: scandals that have rocked Australian politics

Australians could be forgiven for feeling weary of political scandals. The litany of them at the federal level in recent years has been fatiguing: Robodebt, allegations of rape and sexual harassment in Parliament House, former prime minister Scott Morrison’s secret ministries, sports rorts, ministerial affairs and bonk bans, and plenty…

The Conversation · Jan 3, 2024

Ted O’Brien’s fact-free nuclear cheerleading is cover for the same old climate vandalism

In huffing and puffing over renewables while denying the measurable costs of nuclear generation, the Coalition is digging in with the politics of relentless opportunism

The Guardian - AU · Dec 22, 2023

Can Labor win the war on gambling advertising or will it capitulate in a brutal betrayal?

Any retreat from the proposed bans would be seen by some as a betrayal of the most personal kind

The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2023

Windfarm plans in choppy waters as Coalition and One Nation whip up doubts

People in the Hunter and Illawarra fear offshore turbines could damage marine life and tourism, but parties are accused of ‘weaponising’ the issue

The Guardian - AU · Dec 2, 2023