New Nationals leader to be chosen on Thursday, as Malcolm Turnbull prepares his frontbench reshuffle

By James Massola, Political Correspondent
Updated April 24 2018 - 10:02pm, first published February 11 2016 - 2:21pm

Barnaby Joyce is favourite to be chosen as Nationals leader and deputy prime minister by the end of Thursday, after a dramatic escalation of current leader Warren Truss' exit timetable.

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