View from The Hill: Barnaby Joyce challenges McCormack with pitch to make Nationals more assertive
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Nationals have exploded into a major crisis with Resources Minister Matt Canavan offering his resignation from the ministry on Monday to throw his support behind Barnaby Joyce’s bid to oust Michael McCormack from the leadership.
In a Monday night news conference Canavan told reporters the Nationals needed “a bulldog”, “a...