• Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party Representative for New England
• Former National Party Senator for Queensland
• Changed party from Independent on 8 Dec 2025; from National Party on 27 Nov 2025
• 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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Private Members' Business: Income Tax (23 Mar 2026)

“I support income splitting. I think it's incredibly important. If you want to know where you're going to get savings from, close down the climate change department. All those savings can more than cover the cost of income splitting. It's totally unfair that you have couples discriminated against because one person chooses to stay home. You shouldn't have to stay home, but if you want to stay...”

Bills: Treasury Laws Amendment (Genetic Testing Protections in Life Insurance and Other Measures) Bill 2025; Second Reading (23 Mar 2026)

“One of the biggest issues in genetic testing is that, under an insurance process, it allows the insurer to remove any sense of risk. You don't have the risk if you remove all the high-risk components. The whole purpose of insurance is to have a pool of people in which you include low risk and high risk for the general betterment that those of a higher risk have a form of cover. If we allow...”

Bills: Treasury Laws Amendment (Genetic Testing Protections in Life Insurance and Other Measures) Bill 2025; Second Reading (23 Mar 2026)

“Thank you very much. On relevance, he seemed very upset about genetic testing. This is genetic testing. He then said the word 'discrimination'. I couldn't be more profoundly relevant to the issue of discrimination, in its most exact form, than with precisely what I'm talking about. I don't know whether the member finds it offensive or what the issue is, but you can't stand up and say it's got...”

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• Has spoken in 57 debates in the last year — above 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.
• 91 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks — email me whenever Barnaby Joyce speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 669 times in debates — well 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