Barnaby gone

The Herald reports:

The woman who accused Barnaby Joyce of sexual harassment has been named as a former recipient of the West Australian Rural Woman of the year award.

The Weekend Australian has named the woman as Catherine Marriott, after her lawyer, Emma Salerno, told the newspaper she wants the complaint followed through to its conclusion.

The revelation comes as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Mr Joyce had made the “right decision” in resigning as deputy prime minister and Nationals leader yesterday.

“The judgement that he’s made in resigning was the right one for himself and his family,” Mr Turnbull told reporters in Washington, DC.

I’m surprised it took so long for him to resign.

I suspect the next round of opinion polls in Australia will show Labor with a 10% or greater lead on the two party preferred vote.