Barnaby Joyce
Barnaby Joyce to miss parliament after being filmed on the ground
Joyce has confirmed that he received upsetting news about the health of a family member around the time of the incident, which he blamed on mixing alcohol and prescription medication.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Who’s to blame for the cost of living and housing crisis?
Readers offer different opinions about who or what is causing cost of living pressures, but the Dunkley byelection might be the decider on who’s to blame.
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Taylor Swift and Donald Trump’s gift for giving fans what they need
Readers react to Waleed Aly’s commentary that fans attending Taylor Swift and Donald Trump’s live events have something in common - “love even intoxication” for their idols.
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Is a house a home or an investment, or are we doomed to rent?
Readers say it is increasingly an investment, and a younger generation is forced to rent without possibly ever achieving the ownership that will make retirement less stressful.
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Workplace culture
Parliament vowed to sober up two years ago. It’s time everyone got the memo
A report was released in November 2021 which was supposed to draw a line under the boozy culture on the hill. Some MPs are dragging their heels.
- by James Massola
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Political leadership
Nationals MP Davey helped write new alcohol rules for parliament
Perin Davey, who was caught on camera slurring her words at Senate estimates last week, is a key member of the group tasked with writing federal parliament’s tough new alcohol and drugs policy.
- by Olivia Ireland and James Massola
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Asylum seekers arrival by boat stirs refugee ‘hysteria’
Readers write that the reaction to the arrival of about 40 men by boat in remote Western Australia revives refugee prejudice.
‘You don’t go to get on the turps’: Nats defend staff drinks amid MP, Joyce furore
Perin Davey says she didn’t think she was drunk after stumbling in her speech during a parliamentary hearing, days after Barnaby Joyce was filmed lying on a Canberra footpath.
- by Angus Thompson and James Massola
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Old electrical towers unfit for extreme weather
Readers react to energy failures this week when storms brought down Victorian power lines.
Parliament’s most colourful character has fallen down. Can he get up again?
Barnaby Joyce’s recent behaviour has reignited debate about federal parliament’s workplace standards and culture.
- by James Massola
How do you punish a misbehaving MP? It’s up for debate
A political fight is brewing over new rules to punish badly behaved MPs, more than two years after the then-Morrison government agreed to create a federal watchdog to police politicians’ behaviour.
- by Paul Sakkal and Olivia Ireland