When the media ask me questions such as these, I would like to remind them of the democratic values that each and every Australian should and do hold dear to their hearts.
The people of New England have elected Barnaby with increasingly consistent majorities and the Nationals Party Room have made the decision to make him their leader, as is their right. I must respect each and every party in Parliament's right to choose their own leader, a respect that I would hope they would afford my own party.