Barnaby Joyce's $700,000 punt on Tony Abbott's longevity as Prime Minister

By Heath Aston
Updated January 30 2015 - 7:08pm, first published 2:56pm
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has said he'll put his house on Prime Minister Tony Abbott leading the Coalition to the next election. Photo: Andrew Meares
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has said he'll put his house on Prime Minister Tony Abbott leading the Coalition to the next election. Photo: Andrew Meares
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has said he'll put his house on Prime Minister Tony Abbott leading the Coalition to the next election. Photo: Andrew Meares
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has said he'll put his house on Prime Minister Tony Abbott leading the Coalition to the next election. Photo: Andrew Meares
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has said he'll put his house on Prime Minister Tony Abbott leading the Coalition to the next election. Photo: Andrew Meares
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has said he'll put his house on Prime Minister Tony Abbott leading the Coalition to the next election. Photo: Andrew Meares
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has said he'll put his house on Prime Minister Tony Abbott leading the Coalition to the next election. Photo: Andrew Meares
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has said he'll put his house on Prime Minister Tony Abbott leading the Coalition to the next election. Photo: Andrew Meares

Tony Abbott's "knightmare" start to 2015 could eventually cost him the prime ministership but his political failure would come at a quantifiable price for Barnaby Joyce: $700,000.

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