Go Get Tested: Barnaby Joyce Reveals Cancer Diagnosis

Nationals Party MP Barnaby Joyce addresses the crowd at the Liberal Party election campaign launch in Brisbane, Australia on May 15, 2022. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

Federal Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce has been praised for being “very brave” after revealing he will undergo surgery for prostate cancer.

The one-time deputy prime minister, who comfortably won his regional NSW seat of New England in Saturday’s election, revealed his diagnosis on Sunday.