Article 5G627 Barnaby Joyce says you can’t ‘redesign people’s brains’ with empathy training

Barnaby Joyce says you can’t ‘redesign people’s brains’ with empathy training

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Sarah Martin
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Former deputy PM's comments come after Andrew Laming forced to have training following complaints about his behaviour towards women

The Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce has cast doubt on government-ordered empathy training, saying you can't redesign people's brains" to learn an innate" skill.

The former deputy prime minister has also questioned whether parliament's hostile environment is conducive to empathetic behaviour, saying it is a more difficult" workplace than that of the corporate world.

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