
Speaking to The Courier Mail, former Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has said he’s struggling to make ends meet on his annual salary of $211,250. It was part of his push to increase the Newstart allowance for unemployed Australians, as he said he knows what it’s like to be ‘spread thin’. He’s supporting two families – his current partner Vikki Campion, and their two sons, as well as his ex-wife and youngest daughter. “I’ve got to make ends meet,” he said, emphasising that he’s been killing his own meat, buying the cheapest groceries, turning off his heater – even when it’s very cold – and only having a cup of coffee as a treat. So we imagined what Barnaby Joyce’s weekly money diary really looks like.
Ahem.
Age: 52
Industry: Politics
Salary: $211,250 a year, plus the odd $150,000 to sell my story to Channel 7
Watch: Barnaby Joyce and Vikki Campion on Channel 7’s Sunday Night. Post continues after video.
Housing: Multiple properties, plus the one I’m renting
Assets: Car, laptop, extensive collection of Akubra hats
Regular expenses:
Rent: $415 a week, plus paying off at least one other home in Tamworth
Netflix: $0, I use Vikki’s account
Internet: $30 per month for my share
Nappies and other… baby accessories: Unsure
Sunday – Day One
It’s a weekend so I’m at home with Vikki and the boys. I have a cold shower and get dressed in the dark, because my salary, which is four times Australia’s median annual income, has me unable to live comfortably in the multi-million dollar home I’m renting.
Top Comments
Too Funny.... My advice is stick to one wife and go to a prostitute if you need to- your finances will be better off and you won't have to slaughter Molly the sheep in front of your son....
The weird thing is the media and advisors make more money than the politicians.