Discover2GB Afternoons with Michael McLaren"it's a pity' - Tony Abbott on Barnaby Joyce's split from the Nationals
"it's a pity' - Tony Abbott on Barnaby Joyce's split from the Nationals

"it's a pity' - Tony Abbott on Barnaby Joyce's split from the Nationals

Update: 2025-11-28
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Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott analyses the "acrimonious split" between Barnaby Joyce and the Nationals, framing the defection as an "existential struggle for identity" within the conservative movement.

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"it's a pity' - Tony Abbott on Barnaby Joyce's split from the Nationals

"it's a pity' - Tony Abbott on Barnaby Joyce's split from the Nationals

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