BARNABY UNBOUND – BARNABY JOYCE
Monday 24 August at 8PM
Over his 20-year political career, Barnaby Joyce has been a staunch National Party member. So when the three-time party leader defected toOne Nation last year,he leftvotersshocked, colleagues dismayed, and commentators questioning whether it would last.
In this episode of Australian Story, Joyce explains why he fell out with the party that made him and how he sees his future.
“Itruly believethey thought that this‘toerag’was going to disappear,” he says of his former National Party colleagues. “It’sonly when it becameapparentthat my move to One Nationactually hada real effect that everyone said, ‘Oh, this is outrageous.’”
Joyce’s former colleagues speak candidly about how they view his move.
“Would I describe Barnaby as a rat?,” says former Nationals senator John Williams. ”I’d say a king rat.”
“What drives Barnaby Joyce … is about being the centre of attention,” says former Nationals leader David Littleproud.Australian Story follows Joyce as One Nation’s popularity soars, scrutiny of Pauline Hanson intensifies and speculation about the party’s leadership continues.
“One Nation is Pauline’s fish and ship shop,” Joyce insists. “Pauline doesn’t have to worry about watching her back."
Also interviewed are wife Vikki Campion, former colleagues, critics and friends.
