Barnaby Joyce takes leave from parliament after being filmed lying on Canberra footpath

David Littleproud says his colleague is having the week off' after incident Joyce described as a big mistake'

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Barnaby Joyce will take the week off from parliament after being filmed lying on a Canberra footpath earlier this month in an incident he described as a big mistake".

The Nationals leader, David Littleproud, on Monday confirmed his frontbench colleague had notified him he wouldn't be coming to Canberra for the sitting week.

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