CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact
Just days after releasing his autobiographical political manifesto ‘Weatherboard and Iron’ – Former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is back in the headlines with gusto.
Yesterday, he was dismissing the Paris agreement as something that people in Kmart don’t care about, last night he was telling the Courier Mail that the Coalition will not win the next election without Tony Abbott was leader.
And today, photos have been released of the husky Dirranbandi boy rocking some cyclist-wear in the main street of New South Wales’ North-West Capital, Tamworth, the home of the country music.
Joyce’s recent re-emergence in the community for NAIDOC events and drought relief fundraisers had all but convinced voters in the New England that his mid-life crisis was over.
However, that theory was blown out of the water after a Tamworth resident snapped photos of the National Party stalwart wearing figure-hugging lycra in the middle of Manila Street.
“I thought, maybe it’s something his new missus has gotten him into” says one voter, Toby Archdale (55).
“You know, to keep his rig under control, but he was here by himself… Which only means he fucking road in from Armidale. That’s a hell of a nudge on a road bike”
Another voter, Rosie Sweeney (34) says it makes a bit of sense, given how much time he spends around Tony Abbott, the original MAMIL.
“No wonder all the potholes have been cleaned up on the New England Highway”
