Deputy Nationals leader Bridget McKenzie has taken an extraordinary swipe at her colleague Barnaby Joyce, saying the electorate wants politicians to ‘stop talking about themselves.’ Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, Ms McKenzie says Mr Joyce's call for a tax-payer funded coal-fire power station in central Queensland is ‘very different’ than what the party room believes. She says the Nationals are supporters of a 'technology neutral approach' to energy policy and will only support a coal-fired plant if the business case warrants it. Ms McKenzie also expressed her dismay that the specter of leadership tension has reared its head again, saying the Nationals back leader Michael McCormack, ‘to the hilt.’ She says Australians are ‘frustrated’ that Mr Joyce is not ‘focused on their needs and issues.’ Image: News Corp Australia
