SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia’s former deputy prime minister, who resigned last month over an extra-marital affair with his press secretary, acknowledged in a media interview that the baby being carried by his pregnant former staffer may not be his. "It’s mine, on the record, there it is,” Joyce was quoted as saying in a story published late on Saturday. The coalition holds a one-seat majority in parliament, rendering the decades-old conservative alliance vulnerable to any instability. Joyce had initially resisted pressure from Turnbull to quit, but resigned as leader of the Nationals in February after a new allegation of sexual harassment emerged. He was replaced by Michael McCormack as leader in a party-room ballot and now sits on the backbench.

Source: The Star March 04, 2018 05:26 UTC