▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Bar nab y ▁Joy ce ▁was ▁expecting ▁a ▁child ▁with ▁his ▁former ▁communic ations ▁st af fer ▁Vik ki ▁Campion . ▁Joy ce ▁res igned ▁after ▁revel ations ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁engaged ▁in ▁an ▁extr amar ital ▁affair . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁NS W ▁National ▁party ▁and ▁its ▁youth ▁wing , ▁the ▁Young ▁National s ▁had ▁been ▁in fil tr ated ▁by ▁ne o - N az is ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁members ▁being ▁investig ated ▁for ▁alleg ed ▁links ▁to ▁ne o - N az ism . ▁Le ader ▁McC orm ack ▁den ounced ▁the ▁in fil tr ation , ▁and ▁several ▁sus pected ▁ne o - N az is ▁were ▁exp elled ▁from ▁the ▁party ▁and ▁its ▁youth ▁wing . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Australian ▁federal ▁election , ▁despite ▁severe ▁dr ought , ▁perce ived ▁in action ▁over ▁the ▁pl ight ▁of ▁the ▁Murray - D ar ling ▁Bas in , ▁a ▁poor ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁state ▁election ▁and ▁sex ▁sc and als ▁surrounding ▁the ▁member ▁for ▁M alle e , ▁Andrew ▁Broad ▁and ▁party ▁leader ▁Bar nab y ▁Joy ce , ▁the ▁National ▁Party ▁saw ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁decl ine ▁in ▁vote , ▁down ▁ 0 . 1 0 % ▁to ▁att ain ▁ 4 . 5 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁vote . ▁ ▁State ▁and ▁territory ▁parties ▁ ▁The ▁official ▁state ▁and ▁territorial ▁party ▁organis ations ▁( or