Cobb: Barnaby Joyce ‘object of ridicule’ and ‘untenable’ leader

Colin Bettles
Updated February 21 2018 - 5:59pm, first published 5:44pm
Barnaby Joyce (left) and John Cobb - at odds over the Nationals' leadership.
Barnaby Joyce (left) and John Cobb - at odds over the Nationals' leadership.

FEDERAL Nationals members must do more “soul searching” and look beyond the “self-interest” of keeping their jobs, such as within the ministry, when deciding whether to raise a spill motion next week to depose of Barnaby Joyce as leader, says John Cobb.

Colin Bettles

Colin Bettles

Canberra Bureau Chief

Has been the Canberra Bureau Chief for Fairfax Agricultural Media since 2010 - survived the hung parliament - former media manager at Western Australian Cricket Association now covering national agricultural and rural issues in federal politics.

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