Barnaby Joyce's Idea Of Gay Marriage

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‘Hypocrite’ Barnaby Joyce was the man who strongly opposed the idea of gay marriage, arguing that gay marriage doesn’t fit with traditional family values. Now, it has been revealed that the deputy prime minister of Australia, Barnaby Joyce is expecting a baby with his former staff member Vikki Campion. Joyce spoke of ‘not having sex in 5 years’ and ‘feeling trapped’ in a ‘loveless marriage’ so he began having an affair with Vikki Campion. Now the couple are on the search for a house for the birth of their son. Early in their relationship, a source revealed that Joyce told Miss Campion that he had ‘separated’ with his wife but still ‘felt torn’ about what impact leaving his family would have on his 4 daughters. On Friday, 23rd of February, Joyce stood down from national’s leader amid fresh allegations of sexual harassment. Mr Joyce’s now former wife Natalie Abberfield described the incident as ‘devastating’ and that she was ‘deeply saddened’ by the affair. …show more content…

In August 2016, she joins Joyce’s staff and splits with her fiancé just 3 months before their wedding; this is on very short notice.
February 2017 Ms Campion and Mr Joyce are photographed in a Sydney bar.
In April, Joyce’s wife Natalie reportedly confronts Ms Campion in Tamworth and later on, Ms Campion is transferred from Joyce’s office to Mr Canavan’s office. Natalie and Joyce try to make the marriage work.
Through winter, Joyce is described as a ‘mess’ by his colleagues at the NSW national’s conference.
Soon Ms Campion leaves Mr Canavan’s office and joins Nationals MP Damian Drum’s office as a social media adviser. It is then that Michael Turnbull is reassured that the relationship of Joyce and Ms Campion Is over. She is most likely pregnant at this stage.
In September 2017, Ms Abberfield asks a family friend, Catholic priest, Father Frank Brennan to counsel Mr

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