Jack from Armidale says Joyce’s 12 years delivered little for New England, contrasting his record with past independent wins like Bolivia Hill and the Scone bypass. He argues the region needs representatives who actually get things done.
Barnaby Joyce
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Denise’s Desk: Barnaby Joyce’s Tamworth Fantasy: A Masterclass in Blame, Hypocrisy and Delusion”
Denise McHugh says Barnaby Joyce’s performance at the Tamworth Business Chamber’s State of the Nation forum was less a “vision” for regional Australia and more a foghorn blast of hypocrisy, denial, and political opportunism.
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Compassion, Not Cruelty, Should Guide Our Parliament
Denise McHugh writes the Barnaby Joyce and Andrew Hastie are exploiting heartbreak for political gain.
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We need to stop over-reacting to rumours and nonsense
RK Crosby writes that the reaction and over-reaction to a made up story about Barnaby and Hanson is not worthy of the New England.
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Barnaby Joyce’s exit marks a turning point for New England
Emily Longhurst writes Barnaby Joyce has left everyone guessing about what comes next, and New England deserves leadership that looks forward, not back.
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Letter: Rebuttal of the Barnaby Joyce pile-on
Maurie writes that the diatribe against Barnaby Joyce is strong and unhelpful.
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Letter: Yes – Barnaby Joyce should step down now
Vanessa agrees that Barnaby Joyce should step down now rather than collect a salary for the next two and a half years.
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Joyce fear and hate corrosive for New England
Mal Peters argues that Barnaby’s constant negative rhetoric affects people’s mental health and he should go now for the good of the New England.
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QW: Yes, Barnaby Joyce to not contest next election for the New England.
Thelma says – This is what happens to decent people when they have had enough with the idiots they have to work with that have no common sense or decency. You’ll be right Barnaby. I thought you were better than this and would fight harder for this great country.
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Yeah nah: claims Joyce joining Hanson are fantasy
RK Crosby argues the claims that Joyce is going to quit the Nationals to join One Nation are laughable, and just part of Joyce’s usual activities to keep national press talking about him.
There is no way he is joining a party that bears someone else’s name, with unclear and inconsistent ideology, that he can never be leader of, and will die with her.