employment. Environmentalists believe that such action would be devastating for the possum and countered that Joyce was prepared to kill two dogs but not ensure the preservation of an entire species. Personal life Joyce is a Roman Catholic. Joyce met Natalie Abberfield at university. They were married in 1993, and together had four daughters: Julia, Caroline, Odette, and Bridgette. In December 2017, following his extramarital affair with political staffer Vikki Campion, Joyce announced that he and his wife had separated. In February 2018, news reports confirmed that Joyce and his former staffer Vikki Campion were expecting a son together in April. However, in March 2018, Joyce explained that he and Campion were often physically apart around the time that conception would have most probably occurred, therefore conceding that paternity is "a grey area." Joyce later stated that his doubts had been resolved. On 16 April 2018, Campion gave birth to Sebastian at Armidale Hospital in Armidale, New South Wales. The trio were living in the Armidale area. Joyce and Campion reportedly accepted $150,000 for an interview with Channel 7's Sunday Night program with the money going into a trust fund for Sebastian. On 1 June 2019, a second son (Thomas) was born in Armidale. Joyce became engaged to Campion in January 2022. References External links ; webpage includes transcript of maiden speech; and all other parliamentary speeches. |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- Living people 1967 births Abbott Government Australian accountants Australian monarchists Australian Roman Catholics Australian people of New Zealand descent People who lost New Zealand citizenship Deputy Prime Ministers of Australia Government ministers of Australia Leaders of the National Party of Australia Liberal National Party of Queensland members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives Members of the Australian House of Representatives for New England Members of the Australian Senate Members of the Australian Senate for Queensland Australian anti-abortion activists Members of the Cabinet of Australia National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia People educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview People from Tamworth, New South Wales Turnbull Government University of New England (Australia) alumni 21st-century Australian politicians New Zealand monarchists New Zealand accountants 21st-century New Zealand politicians New Zealand Roman Catholics New Zealand anti-abortion activists Morrison Government