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Australian politician barks ‘sit down’ at dog during live interview

Australian politician barks ‘sit down’ at dog during live interview
South China Morning Post Tuesday 21 July 2026, 01:02 UTC By Agence France-Presse 1 min read
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Advertisement Australian politician barks ‘sit down’ at dog during live interview When the journalist asks him to ignore the dog and answer her question, former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce tells her not to be rude 2-MIN READ2-MIN A top lawmaker from Australia’s far-right One Nation party has grabbed headlines after exploding at a misbehaving dog as he was grilled on live TV. Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce was being interviewed on national broadcaster ABC on Monday night...

Advertisement Australian politician barks ‘sit down’ at dog during live interview When the journalist asks him to ignore the dog and answer her question, former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce tells her not to be rude 2-MIN READ2-MIN A top lawmaker from Australia’s far-right One Nation party has grabbed headlines after exploding at a misbehaving dog as he was grilled on live TV. Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce was being interviewed on national broadcaster ABC on Monday night when he interrupted the one-on-one to shriek: “Sit down!” “Sorry, it’s the dog,” he told the journalist. The errant pooch then interrupted the proceedings again, with Joyce saying: “I do apologise for this dog, it’s just started to bail up.” “Don’t worry about the dog, just answer the question,” replied journalist Sarah Ferguson, who was grilling Joyce on his party leader Pauline Hanson’s recent meeting with far-right British figurehead Tommy Robinson. Advertisement Select Voice Select Speed 1.00x
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