Barnaby Joyce dumped as acting prime minister next week
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Malcolm Turnbull has delivered an effective vote of no-confidence in Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, announcing he will not be acting prime minister next week, but instead will go on a week’s leave.
This follows Turnbull telling parliament twice earlier this week that the Nationals leader would act in his place when he visits the US next...
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