Barnaby Joyce's private life becomes public with revelations he is fathering child with ex-staffer
Barnaby Joyce's private life becomes public with revelations he is fathering child with ex-staffer The private life of Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce was thrust into the public eye on Wednesday after it was revealed he is fathering a child with his former staffer-turned-partner. Photos of Mr Joyce's heavily pregnant girlfriend Vikki Campion appeared on the front page of News Corp's The Daily Telegraph, sparking a fierce debate about intrusion into personal lives. As the extraordinary events unfolded, Mr Joyce's wife Natalie - from whom he is separated - spoke publicly about the devastating impact of her husband's actions on their family, including their four daughters. The deputy PM sat stony-faced through question time, and answered an inquiry about regional infrastructure to rare silence from the chamber. He was due to appear on ABC television later. Some Turnbull government ministers and Nationals colleagues expressed sympathy with Mr Joyce, while