rache, do you believe Joyce has any feelings for anyone, other than himself, over this whole affair. His mission seems one of political survival, his biggest regret is being found out.

In the six weeks the fool was booted from Parliament. unaware to them, grass roots National Party members were paying Barnyards Parliamentary salary of over $400,000 pa. about $48,000. The nong nong from the Liberal Party John Alexander received nothing.
This get worse, forget the salary joke, every cloud has a silver lining. The taxpayer is parting with $152,992 in payments to the National Party for Barnyard contesting the by-election

Joyce received free rent on a flat in Armidale, from local businessman Greg Maguire, worth an estimated $460 per week, the rent on the love nest was waived for Mr Joyce and his new partner. The six-month rent free period represents about $14,000. Always good to have friends in high places, never know when you will need a favour in return.

If anyone is interested, Judith Sloan has a list of economic reasons in The Australian why Joyce would not be a loss, with his penchant for spending other people's money on agrarian socialist projects. His buck-rabbit like sexual activities and lack of personal morals might just be an opener for a lot more faults to be revealed.

Paul,

Compared to SHY who is a prolific abuser of expenses this is small change. Remember this idiot spending $20 000 of taxpayers money to take her kids whale watching.

Rache,

The reason that Shorten is not facing court is because there were no witnesses and the labor intern was too scared to report the attack immediately. insufficient evidence is not innocent.

If you are talking about smear campaigns, Labor is the champion. This smear against BJ is a prime example of hypocrisy especially as Burke shagged his way around Europe with his staffer at taxpayer's expense.

Dismissing $152,992 as small change, not to mention the total cost of small change the two by-elections cost the taxpayer! Nothing like the sense of entitlement from the so called Tories, from the born to rule class. Ah! Shadow.

When are those questions coming up about Shorten etc you claimed were about to be asked. Like your prediction of an imminent arrest in the 'Bolt Beat Up' case. Get it right for once.

It's up to the National Party, the PM, and finally the
electorate to decide Mr Joyce's future.

I guess we'll have to wait and see what develops.
Of course Mr Joyce could save himself and his family
members, as well as his colleagues a great deal of
angst and simply do the right thing and just resign.