In the wake of a leadership change in the National Party, a question hangs over how Barnaby Joyce will handle the added responsibilities of being deputy prime minister.
University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Stephen Parker and Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan examine what Joyce describes as the coming “business partnership” between himself and Malcolm Turnbull. They also cast an eye over an issue that has consumed much of Question Time in parliament this week – the alleged ministerial improprieties of Human Services Minister Stuart Robert.