Malcolm Turnbull Turnbull says he has 'nothing to apologise for' over Barnaby Joyce row PM says two men had a ‘frank discussion’ on Saturday and describes relationship with Nationals as an ‘enduring alliance’ Malcolm Turnbull said his meeting with Barnaby Joyce on Saturday was ‘frank and warm, friendly, good, (and) constructive’. Photograph: David Crosling/AAPMalcolm Turnbull has “nothing to apologise for” in regards to Barnaby Joyce, the prime minister has said, describing the meeting he held with his deputy in the same terms as his now-infamous first phone call with Donald Trump. With Joyce on personal leave and Turnbull about to head out of the country to meet with the US president, the prime minister was keen to put to bed any suggestion of an ongoing rift between the pair. Turnbull used very similar language in February last year, when asked to describe his first conversation with newly elected Trump, which he called “frank” and “forthright”. Barnaby Joyce’s sex life dissected, but integrity and accountability questions remain | Katharine Murphy Read more“That was a direct position to the deputy prime minister, not to the National party.

Source: The Guardian February 18, 2018 03:56 UTC