Barnaby Joyce Explains Migration Using Sheep And Cattle, Confuses Everyone
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- ā¢Barnaby Joyce used sheep and cattle analogies to explain One Nation's migration policy on Wednesday.
- ā¢He argued that short-stay visas, usually lasting around nine months, shouldn't be counted in net overseas migration.
- ā¢Pauline Hanson's Palm scheme was mentioned as not significantly affecting Australia's net migration numbers.
On a riveting Wednesday punctuated by a single-vehicle crash with serious head injuries, Barnaby Joyce decided to school Australia on One Nation's masterclass migration plan using livestock math. Yes, Joyce explained cutting net overseas migration to 130,000 by comparing short-stay visas to sheep and cattleā"It's like counting 5000 sheep and 2000 cattle but refusing to add them up." Joyceās logic? Sheep represent long-stayers, cattle represent short-stayers who donāt stick around 12 months, mostly hanging out for nine. Pauline Hansonās Palm scheme got a nod but definitely didnāt tip the cattle count over. Because why handle complex migration policy when you can deal in barnyard arithmetic?
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(1 of 3)Only Barnaby Joyce could confuse sheep, cattle, and migration stats so badly Australia needs a PhD in Farm Math to get immigration policy.
If only immigration debates were resolved by counting farm animals, Barnaby would be Australiaās top mathematician by now.
Barnaby Joyce using livestock to explain migration is peak politician logic: complex issue explained with grandma's farmyard stories.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 8/30/2026 | Author: Luca Ittimani
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