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Barnaby Joyce’s life is the story of the National Party. Born and raised in the country he went on to small business and now carries both close to his heart in his job in politics.

Barnaby grew up on a property at Danglemah, in the hills behind Tamworth. He was one of six children and, even at primary school, stated that he would one day get into politics. This determination grew from seeing the demise of the small towns around him and the effect this had on the people’s lives.

Barnaby was sent off to boarding school at Riverview in Sydney where he saw the other side of the coin; realising that what people don’t see, they rarely understand. This is the issue with people working in big business failing to understand the rights of people in small business or people in the cities failing to understand the life of people in the country. Barnaby believes the potential to enter into business is an essential freedom that can be lost by over regulation or over centralisation.

After leaving school Barnaby gained a degree in commerce, majoring in accountancy. Concentrating on developing this field of knowledge he worked for eight years between tax in a chartered accountancy firm, cost in a large multinational and finance in a bank. Whilst doing this he also attained his CPA before opening his own accountancy practice from an old shop front in St George, Queensland.