PoliticsFederalPolitical leadershipPrint articleNats rejoice, but can Barnaby resume his sales job?Andrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondentJun 21, 2021 – 6.15pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginTony Abbott once described Barnaby Joyce as Australia’s best retail politician but when the now restored Nationals leader lost his job in February 2018, Mr Joyce was damaged goods.Mr Joyce had come under pressure over revelations he had begun an affair with his much younger media adviser, Vikki Campion, who was pregnant with his child.Loading...Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MorePolitical leadershipBarnaby JoyceMichael McCormackNationalsLatest In FederalFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review Magazine‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetLauren SamsThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starHow Ozempic and other GLP-1s are transforming much more than just waistlinesBOSS Financial ReviewSPC chief’s battle to remake the household brandPatrick DurkinThe hottest new C-suite position is head of AIThe CEO who calls email the least productive productivity hackLife & LeisureWe visit the home of the most famous Greek poet you’ve never heard ofJohn McDonaldHow to pack for a work trip – fashionablyA Dua Lipa-approved handbag and talismanic earrings to buy this weekRich ListProperty billionaire Nick Andrianakos dies in GreeceYolanda RedrupCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jetOscar Piastri on the secret of his $41m-a year success