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Barnaby Joyce to become an independent · The Front

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Speaker 1: Today's biggest news from The Australian. I'm Claire Harvey with
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Speaker 1: the Front's afternoon headlines. Barnaby Joyce has defected from the
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Speaker 1: National Party and will sit in Parliament as an independent.
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Speaker 1: It's a huge move for the longtime NAT who says
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Speaker 1: the party simply doesn't allow him to properly represent his
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Speaker 1: constituents in the New South Wales seat of New England anymore.
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Speaker 1: Joyce says his relationship with the leadership of the Nationals
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Speaker 1: in Canberra has broken down and he's still furious about
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Speaker 1: not being allowed to campaign outside his seat at the
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Speaker 1: last election. Joyce was also furious about being overlooked for
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Speaker 1: senior roles in favor of younger politicians. The peak body
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Speaker 1: of Australia's gas industry has slammed the Albanese government over
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Speaker 1: its Greens backed reforms to the nation's environmental laws, claiming
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Speaker 1: the changes would entrench slow approvals and drive up energy costs.
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Speaker 1: The government's confirmed its struck a deal with the Greens
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Speaker 1: to ram through changes to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity
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Speaker 1: Act on the final day of parliamentary sittings for the year.
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Speaker 1: That means the government's provided key concessions to the greens
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Speaker 1: on fossil fuel projects, and environmental standards for the forestry industry.
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Speaker 1: Check out those stories live right now at the Australian
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Speaker 1: dot Com dot u and come back to the front
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Speaker 1: first thing in the morning for our close look at
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Speaker 1: Barnaby Joyce, the mercurial character of Australian politics, and what
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Speaker 1: his big move means.