PlanB, do you have a glass eye? If you dont I suggest you open both eyes. Politicians are NOT employed by us, they are ELECTED by us!

But then, as it appears you lean to the extreme left of pink politically, unless an alleged wrong doer is a Green or Labor politician they must be pillored by the likes of you.

Have you never heard the saying 'two wrongs don't make a right'?

I suggest you read,contemplate and digest the comment made by Knight Templar above then perhaps take a Bex and have a lie down.

It is really none of our business.  In fact, I am not interested in this saga at all.

If I were part of either family, then, yes, the issue might be of interest, but I am not.

My opinion of Australians has again gone down hill.

Accepting this behavior as normal is terrible for society.

Goodbye all values we fought for in the wars.

I think the most important thing here is that these politicians are Australia’s ambassadors.  They represent us to the world.  When the world sees sleazy politicians they perceive the rest of Australians as sleazy.  We are all tarred with the same brush.

Woweee?! I just read a few posts and am sadened by the lack of understanding and empathy coming from our seniors. I dont really know what's been going on in the Joyce household. I have absolutely no idea and no interest in knowing. But I do know that love is such an emotional experience that often leads people away from their relationship goals. If we chose to sack everyone who has had a failed marriage then we would have very high unemployment.

This newspaper article made headlines back in 2009. 

LEADING Labor MP Bill Shorten has confirmed he's expecting a child with girlfriend Chloe Bryce, the daughter of the Governor-General, as both battle messy divorces with their previous partners.

Mr Shorten, 42, and sometimes touted as a future Prime Minister, told The Sunday Telegraph the baby was due in January.

Contacted to comment, Mr Shorten's estranged wife, Debbie Beale, said, "You're tempting me", before declining to comment.

Friends say Ms Beale has observed that it was "interesting that Mr Shorten and Ms Bryce are expecting a baby, while both remain married to other people".

WOW, this is a popular thread! Ok here's my take on the "happening". If  you want a private life, do not become a public figure. What happens between a pollie and his wife behind closed doors is their  business. What happends between a very highly paid public servant who was elected to help run this country and an employee is public information. It's none of our business how their marriage broke down, but why should my taxes go towards paying for the  shenanigans?

I think Hawke is possibly the best PM Australia has ever had .

Do I agree with some of his choices in his personal life no .

But I am pleased for him that he found happiness ..

It is our business only due to the public nature of the employment of both parties in this messy saga.  To me it is just another example of the "midlife crisis "  which often seems to happen to men when they hit fifty.  A younger woman gives the man a little positive attention and he thinks "whoopee, Ive still got it!" and he can't resist the lure of the forbidden fruit.   Anyone should be able to understand the power of that great rush of dopamine and adrenaline when you fall in love, it's very hard to resist.  The problem is that so often it ebbs away and he realizes that he has burned his bridges.  That said, I wish everyone involved well, and hope all can find resolution.  It's a pity that so many people are hurt in these situations.   I wonder what may have happened if the young lady had not become pregnant.  Would it all have ended differently?

As previously stated, I have no intrerest in this saga at all ...

There are many posts recommending he should be sacked.

This posits the question whether there should be "policing" of politicians private lives to see if they are fit for office.

Would this include politicians who frequent brothels?  Or ... have some abberant sexual proclavities.

I personally have not much respect, if any, for our politicians. 

I believe, however, that they should be closely policed as to how they exploit their public office, graft etc.. gain from the public purse ...  How they cheat the Australian public.  They get away with far too much.

They are not answerable to the public regarding their private behaviour, but they sure are answerable to the Australian people in regard to their public lives and behavior.

Yes why aren’t women supporting the lady . Who is clever and wants to have a family with Barnaby .

Wow, whoever started this one has given the hornets' nest a good old whack. What a pity Tony Windsor decided not to stand in the New England by-election. If it could have been arranged for the story, complete with a front page picture of the pregnant Miss Campion,to break in the mainstream media during the election campaign the result might have been so much more satisfactory. Barnaby Joyce's response to the Four Corners water theft in Western NSW story was completely gutless in once again pushing it off onto the State Govt. instead of stepping in as Federal Govt. Water Minister to try and fix the whole Murray-Darling Basin problem at its core. What the hell does this man, and the Govt. he represents, stand for when it comes to helping ordinary people and battler farmers?  

Yep we might have leaned how much money Windsor made from the mining companies 

but no the left wing press doesn’t attack its own

This week the United States,House of Representatives passed legislation banning sexual relationships between members of the house.The measure has yet to go to the Senate.The congressional action follows a raft of scandals in the US involving harassment, and the #MeToo movement. Same action is needed here in Australia.The Parliament is a place of work and good workplace practice includes clear expectations about behaviour.

I say, forensic tests should be done on all the desks at Parliament House, you never know what you’ll find!  and Lie Detector Tests done.That’s one way “we can keep the bastards honest”, as good old Don Chipp said back in 1977 or thereabouts.

Remember the ten commandments? “thou shalt not commit adultery”, an offence  punishable by stoning, here’s my contribution to start to ball rolling

Once a penal colony and now a penis colony LOL

What a load of low life gutter snipes.