He was forced to relinquish the role in February 2018 following revelations about his affair with former staffer and now-partner Vikki Campion. The decision is also significant for how it could impact the Coalition's climate change policy.
Mr McCormack has faced severe criticism of his leadership, the Nationals party's broader direction and his perceived inability to rein-in Prime Minister Scott Morrison's shifting language on emissions reduction.
The cost of power, to those who see it as their birthright, is the manic desire to never relinquish it's grasp.
I'll pound on this office desk as much as I like
And he will become the Deputy PM😳 God help us.
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Unbelievable!
Seriously? This is the best the Nats can offer as a way forward? Going backwards BarnabyJoyce is back!
Ah, Barnaby_Joyce, the turd that just won’t flush…
What was the count?
Did Barnaby manage to un-corrupt himself?
We remember what you said Barnaby
Legend. The women go completely mental for him.
Ugh. The serial adulterer is back.