Barnaby Joyce says he will turn his attention to helping his NSW electorate survive the drought and recover from bushfires following his unsuccessful attempt to regain leadership auspol
"That process has been followed and the issue is finalised. This was made as brief as possible prior to the first sitting of Parliament for the year. Now it's time we all got back to our jobs.
"I've been in politics longer than Scott Morrison, and I've been in leadership longer than Scott Morrison … I know how to deal at the highest level. I've been at the table, and for our team, for the Nationals team, if I'm given the opportunity, the great honour to do that again, I will." But they believe Mr McCormack must do more to win over those who voted against him on Tuesday and urged him to return Senator Matt Canavan to the ministry in the near future and put Mr Joyce's "experience and passion" to good use.
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