Barnaby Joyce leadership facing new threat

Colin Bettles
Updated February 20 2018 - 12:21pm, first published 12:07pm
Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce.
Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce.

A DEFIANT Barnaby Joyce has downplayed the significance of an alleged ‘crisis meeting’ between state Nationals branches last night, with WA expressing concerns about his leadership of the rural based federal political party, which is facing unprecedented threat and fall-out.

Colin Bettles

Colin Bettles

Canberra Bureau Chief

Has been the Canberra Bureau Chief for Fairfax Agricultural Media since 2010 - survived the hung parliament - former media manager at Western Australian Cricket Association now covering national agricultural and rural issues in federal politics.

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