In some circles, he’s known as ‘The Deputy Prime Minister of Australia’, or the ‘Member for New England’. In Hollywood, he’s known simply as ‘The Tomato’, which is how Johnny Depp described him after Barnaby Joyce threatened to euthanise his dogs, Pistol and Boo.
But to us, Barnaby Joyce – the Leader of the National Party – will always be a class clown sycophant prone to occasional snaps followed by angry rants.
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