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Ex-journalist named Australia deputy PM

AUCKLAND – A former regional newspaper editor, Michael McCormack, has been chosen as Australia’s new deputy prime minister. He replaces Barnaby Joyce as leader of the Nationals, the governing coalition’s junior partner. Mr Joyce resigned on Friday over his affair with a former staffer, after holding the post for two years. Mr McCormack, a relatively…

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