Joyce says he would have liked to have been told sooner about the prime minister’s order that frontbenchers not appear – which could last several months
Barnaby Joyce says he obeyed Tony Abbott’s order to withdraw from Q&A out of “deference to the prime minister” but would have liked to have been told sooner about the ban on frontbenchers appearing on the ABC program.
In comments that appear to suggest a robust conversation with the prime minister late on Sunday, the agriculture minister said ministers were required to take such instructions “on the chin”.
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That instruction means a missed opportunity for @Barnaby_Joyce to discuss the Ag White Paper in front of a million people who watch the show
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