Tanya Plibersek Joyce affair should prompt reflection on sexist double standards, Plibersek says Labor deputy says Barnaby Joyce and Malcolm Turnbull must be ‘fully transparent’ about how taxpayer money was spent Tanya Plibersek said she hoped revelations around Barnaby Joyce’s personal life would create ‘a little bit of self-reflection’ among Coalition MPs. Photograph: Glenn Hunt/AAPTanya Plibersek says Coalition MPs should reflect on their treatment of Julia Gillard and Cheryl Kernot as they now argue that Barnaby Joyce’s affair with a former staffer is a private matter. On Wednesday the Daily Telegraph revealed Joyce’s affair with his former staffer Vikki Campion, who is now pregnant with his child. Kernot, a former leader of the Australian Democrats, had an affair with Labor’s Gareth Evans, which attracted adverse media commentary. On Sunday the government leader in the Senate, Mathias Cormann, told Sky News the issue was “deeply personal” and Joyce had addressed it.

Source: The Guardian February 10, 2018 23:26 UTC