Nationals
Barnaby Joyce says baby questions are 'nobody's business'
A day after saying he's not sure if his partner is carrying his baby, Barnaby Joyce says personal questions are "nobody else's business".
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Malcolm Turnbull
Barnaby Joyce says he had 'no choice' but to confront paternity rumour
A number of Coalition figures are questioning the MP's judgement for volunteering an interview about such a personal issue.
- by Adam Gartrell
Barnaby Joyce
Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack backs existing immigration levels despite calls for cut
“I think our immigration policies are right, how we have them at the moment.”
Politics
Michael McCormack's 'minimal' reshuffle aims to soothe divided Nationals party room
Nationals leader Michael McCormack has restored two of his colleagues to the ministry in an attempt to soothe a bitterly divided party room.
- by David Crowe
Malcolm Turnbull
Turnbull urges minimal frontbench change after Nationals ructions
Michael McCormack is set to announce his frontbench line-up opting for minimal change in the interests of stability and healing his fractured party.
- by Mark Kenny
Nationals
Barnaby Joyce doesn't rule out a comeback but says he doesn't expect to return as leader
The former deputy prime minister also said the independent audit of his travel claims will not find any wrongdoing.
- by Fergus Hunter
Nationals
No sniping, no undermining - but for real this time? What's next for Barnaby Joyce
The government now has a former PM and a former deputy PM languishing on the backbench.
- by Michael Koziol
Barnaby Joyce
Read this if you don't know a thing about Australia's new Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack
Now Michael McCormack is the leader, it remains to be seen whether the mongrel or the gentleman - or both - prevail.
- by Tony Wright
Barnaby Joyce
Michael McCormack new Deputy Prime Minister, Nationals leader
The new Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals leader is Michael McCormack, a former newspaper editor from Wagga Wagga.
- by Mark Kenny
Barnaby Joyce
Rookie MP rules out bid to become Deputy Prime Minister
Agriculture Minister David Littleproud, a Queenslander who had been tipped to run, has ruled himself out of the competition to become leader of the party.
- by Adam Gartrell
Malcolm Turnbull
Barnaby Joyce quits and Michael McCormack firms as favourite to replace him
Barnaby Joyce has gone. Who will replace him?
- by James Massola