[115] In December 2017, following his extramarital affair with political staffer Vikki Campion, Joyce announced that he and his wife had separated. Former Joyce chief of staff Di Hallam takes up a senior position with the Inland Rail project, September - Natalie reportedly asks family friend, Catholic priest Father Frank Brennan, to counsel Joyce. 'And before the card was sent out, Barnaby Joyce's office consulted with wife Natalie to see if she approved of the design and she told them they had to be kidding themselves. [74] Since 1 July 2018 within NSW, it is illegal to protest within 150 metres of an abortion service. 'This situation is devastating on many fronts,' she said. They have a daughter named Cully Barnaby who they remain very close with. On 18 September 2013, Joyce was sworn in as Minister for Agriculture. [12], Joyce attended Woolbrook Public School,[15] boarded at St Ignatius' College, Riverview in Sydney, and graduated from the University of New England (UNE) Armidale with a Bachelor of Financial Administration in 1989. [SPOILER]Emmerdale spoilers: Harriet Finch to lose job after DI Malone affair? Campion's redundancy package is approved. He became the National Party's Senate leader in 2008. [107], In 2016, Joyce supported reducing environmental water allocations in the Murray–Darling basin in order to reduce the impact on towns and people currently dependent on the rivers. Joyce referred to Family First as "the lunatic Right", and said that he did not want the preferences of such a party. Barnaby and Vikki's first son Sebastian was born in April 2018 and then their second son, Thomas, was born in June 2019. In August 2014, Joyce spoke out in opposition to same-sex marriage, attending several rallies on the matter in Canberra. But fans think there could be a lot more to Joyces’s character than ever met the eye in the earlier seasons. Joyce is a sociable and amiable woman who is known to have an interest in many things, depending on the focus of the episode - including painting, … Barnaby Joyce's estranged wife Natalie was last year asked to approve of a Christmas card design featuring her and the couples four daughters. In December, Mr Joyce told Parliament House in Canberra that he was separated from his wife Natalie, during a debate on gay marriage. [53] He quickly renounced his New Zealand citizenship. [71] A leadership election within the National Party resulted in Michael McCormack becoming party leader and deputy prime minister. A Detective Chief Inspector at Causton CID - he is portrayed as being a workaholic, so much so that he spent their honeymoon solving the case of the Pimlico Poisoner, which suggests that they met in London. 'Has he not seen Billy Elliott?' Moment woman is 'robbed' in the street, Bob Stewart tells harrowing story of Ballykelly bombing, Body of rapper Mo3 lies on Dallas highway after he was shot dead, Onlooker screams as man waves 'gun' outside window in Leicestershire, Police swoop on village and fire rubber bullets to take down man, Guilty corgi stares at owner with shaky leg after wrongdoing. The most powerful PM partner in history? Joyce was always the type of wife to make sure she was always up to date with what her husband was up to, and as a staple part of the village, she knew everything she needed to about the people she lived with. Tom Barnaby's cousin, he eventually takes over Tom's role as Chief Detective Inspector after Tom's retirement.