In the public interest, or simply interesting to the public: where is the line?

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, February 8, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

بارنابی جویس معاون نخست وزیر استرالیا این روزها به دلیل رابطه اش با کارمند سابقش به موضوع داغ رسانه های استرالیا تبدیل شده است Source: AAP

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. Barnaby Joyce, who has spoken out several times in favour of "traditional" or "family" values, is reportedly expecting a child with his former media adviser.



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