Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce speaks to the media last week in Canberra, Australia.

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Growing Scandal Forces Australia's Deputy Prime Minister To Resign

2:44am February 23, 2018

by Scott Neuman

New allegations of sexual harassment against Barnaby Joyce were "the straw" that forced him to quit after weeks of intense scrutiny over an extramarital affair with a former staff member.

Barnaby Joyce, the Deputy Prime Minister, seated at the right, and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during Question Time on Wednesday in Canberra, Australia.

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Politics & Government

High-Level Affair Erupts Into Open Conflict Between Australian Premier And His Deputy

4:25am February 16, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's public criticism of his deputy, Barnaby Jones, over an adulterous affair with a former staffer, threatens to tear apart the country's coalition government.