• National Party Representative for New England
• Former National Party Senator for Queensland
• Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs (since 5 Jun 2022)
• Entered the Senate on 1 July 2005 — Federal election
• Entered House of Representatives on 7 September 2013 — Federal election
• Left Senate on 8 August 2013 — Resigned
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Bills: Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2025; Second Reading (27 Mar 2025)

“I'll get it through to your office. This is the absolute ignorance of the facts of the issues. You go out and you support the intermittent power precincts, and you aren't actually aware of the facts that are there in the report. I will get you the report. You should have read it, because I think it was on the front page of the paper! Anyhow, I'll get it to you. You are doing it to our...”

Bills: Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2025; Second Reading (27 Mar 2025)

“You were just lucky that day! Wind blowing in the right direction—aren't you a lucky fella that you had service at some stage! You should say, 'Thank you very much,' that, in the past, your mobile phone worked. Now, it won't. You see the sense of cynicism that regional politicians have about that, because, immediately, the dials change. Now, of course, it's back to the swindle...”

Bills: Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2025; Second Reading (27 Mar 2025)

“I would like to commend some of the comments at the outset of the member for Makin. It is a big issue we are trying to deal with, when you have people in regional areas saying, 'Unless we get the financial assistance grant system working properly, looking after the more remote regional government areas, these council areas will not be viable or sustainable.' It seems ridiculous that a place...”

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• Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — average amongst Representatives.
• Has spoken in 71 debates in the last year — above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 9 comments on this Representative's speeches — well above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 5 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average amongst Senators.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 14–15 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 92 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks — email me whenever Barnaby Joyce speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 610 times in debates — above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 697 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Barnaby Joyce's latest interest statementLast updated: 13 Aug 2013