The headlines aren’t the only thing the Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce will have to contend with in the wake of revelations he’s expecting a baby with a former staffer.

Mr Joyce’s former media advisor Vikki Campion, who is 17 years his junior, is reportedly due in April.

Ben talks to ANU Political Marketing Expert Dr Andrew Hughes about whether it’s in the public interest and what impact, if any, it will have on Mr Joyce’s career.

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