In the public interest, or simply interesting to the public?

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra,Feb 8, 2018. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas Source: AAP

Do politicians have a right to privacy? Questions over what claim the public has over the private lives of public figures are again to the fore following revelations the Deputy Prime Minister may have had a relationship with a staffer.

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