'They thought this toerag would disappear': Why Joyce ditched the party that made him

ABC News reports that Barnaby Joyce, former deputy prime minister and long‑time National Party figure, has quit the Nationals to join One Nation. The outlet notes his political life has weathered bruising battles, personal crises and public ridicule. It asks whether the switch will prove a masterstroke or a fatal miscalculation.

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