Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce and his partner Vikki Campion are expecting a second child.
The news comes just nine months after Ms Campion gave birth to the couple’s first baby, Sebastian, in April last year.
The couple sparked controversy in late 2017 when it was revealed the then-Nationals leader was expecting a child with mistress Ms Campion.
It lead to Mr Joyce being ousted as party leader and deputy prime minister, as well as leading to a now infamous ‘bonking ban’ placed on MPs and their staff in Canberra.
According to the Sunday Mail news of the pair’s second child has not gone down well either.
The publication claims that among those to have been told the news include his estranged wife and their four daughters - who are said to be ‘furious’ about the news.
It’s also suggested that the couple plan to somehow incorporate the name Timothy, in tribute to Mr Joyce’s younger brother who died last year after a battle with lung cancer.
“That's entirely a personal matter for them and I congratulate them. Whenever a child is to be born it is good news,” Mr Shorten said.