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16 August 2026

Barnaby Joyce slams ‘vindictive trope’ labelling One Nation as homophobic while adding a letter to LGBTQI+ acronym

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Barnaby Joyce slams ‘vindictive trope’ labelling One Nation as homophobic while adding a letter to LGBTQI+ acronym

‘It’s your private life… keep your private life to yourself’.

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