Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is fighting to keep his seat in Parliament, with independent Tony Windsor giving him a run for his electorate, so it’s not surprising he’s trying to be increase his profile with voters. In a press release this morning, Joyce used the term “the Turnbull-Joyce government”:
“The Turnbull-Joyce Government has listened to industry concerns about possible labour shortages resulting from the 1 July 2016 application of the non-permanent resident tax rate to backpackers, and has agreed to review the tax, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Barnaby Joyce said today.”
It will help the Nationals’ standing with farmers who need seasonal workers to pick fruit, but it seems Turnbull hasn’t got the branding message: his logo makes no reference to Joyce — just the “Turnbull Coalition government”. One tipster has also received the logo reading the “Turnbull Liberal government”. We’re sure Barnaby has a new logo ready for Turnbull …
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