Deputy Australian Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, a Catholic who campaigned on “family values” and married for 24 years, is expecting a child with his former staffer in April. He stopped short of sacking Joyce, which would have put the government’s narrow one-seat majority at risk were he expelled from parliament. “In 2018, it is not acceptable for a minister to have a sexual relationship with somebody who works for them. “Ministers, regardless of whether they are married or single, must not engage in sexual relations with staff. The week off comes after an opinion poll showed support for Joyce, a plain-spoken small-town accountant turned politician, had tumbled in his rural electorate.

Source: bd News24 February 15, 2018 07:07 UTC