it will be interesting looking at the next newspoll.
we are due an election in the next 12 months and at the moment the libs / nats are writing labors advertisments themselves and if the current polls are to be belived (and if they hold up) labor will win. the question is by how much and the current situation is turning it from a beating to complete drubbing.
More like the animals wanted him to go after what was just a moral issue. Moral issues don’t break any laws. Such sad the state of politics have come down tho this. A decent politician having to resign over what is none of anybody’s business (more so no the pms either)
Nonetheless I’ll be interested in who will take over as leader of the nationals since Barnaby has been feed to the sharks.
Do his wife and daughters think he is decent for the way they have been treated? Does the electorate think he is decent for the way he accepted presents from rich mates in cash and accommodation? Does Australia think that the way he was able to find several government jobs for his girlfriend decent?
Although most politicians (regardless of which side of the political spectrum they’re on) are pretty bad, Barnaby Joyce had to be one of the worst Canberra has had in recent times - an absolute embarrassment to his party and the country.
Personally I think it would’ve been even better if Joyce resigned from politics altogether this afternoon, but I’m still glad that he’s resigned as the Nationals leader & deputy PM.