Barnaby Joyce: the most perplexing contradictions in his account of the Morrison ministry scandal

Q: Did you say, how can you overrule the minister?

Joyce: Well, he had said he was sworn in, but you just take the decision back to cabinet.

Q: So he did say he was sworn in as the minister?

Q: So you believe Scott Morrison did [tell you].

Joyce: I believe he did, but it happened over a sort of period of time and it came into place before my time. It was not my decision.

And there was no conversation, despite Joyce previously saying Morrison had told him he was sworn in:

Q: Who was the responsible minister for resources?

Joyce: Well, it ultimately, it really remained with Keith. It was the Pep-11 decision.

Q: Who was the responsible minister on that decision?

But Joyce later says Morrison was the decision maker.

Q: So you thought this was a fair deal, a fair trade?

Joyce: