Crossing the floor is not much of a political issue, but a moral dilemma – the main reason why the media gave Barnaby several slaps on the wrist. Floor-crossing isn’t merely about unorthodoxy in the political arena, but more explicitly, because parties demand a wealth of loyalty and respect to look like some perfectly unified […]
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The Crime of Floor-Crossing
January 3rd, 2006 · Comments Off
Tags: Barnaby Joyce · Brendan Nelson
Who’s your daddy?
January 2nd, 2006 · Comments Off
Brendan might have gained a spot in modern political folklore, but so has Barnaby, the Senate’s rabble-rouser extraordinaire, who claims to have the ‘balance of power’ in the Senate.
He’s been called everything from political neophyte, raving recalcitrant, apprentice parliamentarian to accidental working-class hero, heavy price fighter, piss-and-wind rebel and even a Christmas turkey. Despite […]
Tags: Barnaby Joyce · Brendan Nelson · Voluntary Student Unionism