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On February 9, 2018, ABC News televised a series of comments from Liberal, National and Labor federal parliamentarians all of whom stated their belief that Barnaby Joyce's private life should remain private.
On February 17, 2018, the ABC current affairs program, The Insiders, interviewed federal Treasurer Scott Morrison who defended Malcolm Turnbull's imposition of a ban on ministers having sexual relations with members of their staff.
On February 23, 2018, The Guardian televised a timeline detailing key events in the political downfall of former Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the National Party, Barnaby Joyce.
On February 7, 2018, United News International reported that the United States House of Representatives had voted to ban sexual relationships between lawmakers and their employees.
On February 11, 2018, ABC News televised a report detailing the allegations of improper conduct surrounding Barnaby Joyce.
On May 14, 2008, Daily Bedpost televised a United States vox pop giving popular opinion on whether politicians' sex lives should remain private. The comments centre on New York governor, Eliot Spitzer, who reigned in 2008 after it was revealed he had visited prostitutes.
On March 13, 2018, ABC News ran a report on calls for stricter standards governing parliamentarians' behaviour voiced during the term of the Gillard government.
On July 14, 2017, Sky News televised a report on the resignations of AFL executives Simon Lethlean and Richard Simkiss after admitting to sexual relationships with women working within the AFL. The AFL's chief executive officer, Gillon McLachlan noted that the men's behaviour did not coincide with the standards the industry expected.
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The Barnaby Joyce scandal: should ministers be banned from having affairs with parliamentary staffers? - Web links, documents and video clips
On March 21, 2018, The New York Times published a comment by Waled Aly titled ' Can Australia Regulate Intra-Office Sex?'
Aly argues against the ban on sexual relations between ministers and staffers claiming that it marks a serious decline in Australian political culture, legitimising previously unthinkable intrusions into the private lives of politicians and prospective politicians.
The full text can be accessed at 
On February 23, 2018, The Conversation published a comment by Carol Johnson, Professor of Politics, University of Adelaide, titled ' Turnbull's "sex ban" speech reveals that politics is still not an equal place for women - but it is changing'.
The Professor argues that while politics remains a field within which women are under-represented, Turnbull's acknowledgement of the gendered nature of the federal Parliament is a step in the right direction.
On February 21, 2018, The Australian published a comment by Janet Albrechtsen titled 'Pregnant pause, then a patronising sex ban'.
Albrechtsen gives a number of arguments supporting her view that the ministerial sex ban is inappropriate and likely to prove ineffectual.
The full text can be accessed at
On February 21, 2018, The Adelaide Advertiser published a comment by Miranda Devine titled 'The #bonkban goes to the heart of something bigger'. Devine defends the Prime Minister's ban on sexual relations between ministers and their staffers on the basis that it reflects the widespread community respect for marriage.
The full text can be accessed at
On February 19, 2018, Monash University's publication LENS published an opinion piece by Peter Holland, Associate Professor, Department of Management, titled 'Good intentions don't equal good management'. Holland argues that the ban is unlikely to work as the change in policy was not arrived at via a proper consultative process.
The full text can be accessed at
On February 19, 2018, the University of New South Wales Newsroom site published an opinion by George Williams, Dean of Law at the University of New South Wales, titled 'Barnaby Joyce's indiscretions pose questions of power and passion'
Williams argues in favour of the ban imposed by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, considering it appropriate given the potential scale of the conflict of interest.
The full text can be accessed at
On February 18, 2018, The Stawell Times published a report drawing together criticisms from a number of commentators opposed to the ban imposed by Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull.
The full text of the article titled 'Australian government "bonking ban" slammed for depriving adults of dignity' can be accessed at
On February 18, 2018, The Australian published a report detailing the results of a Newspoll released the day before which indicates that a large majority of those polled no longer support Barnaby Joyce and believe he should step down as Deputy Prime Minister.
The full text can be found at
On February 17, 2018, ABC News published a report detailing an interview on 60 Minutes with Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, in which he explained and justified his recent banning of sexual relations between ministers and their staffers.
The full text of this article can be accessed at
On February 17, 2018, The Sydney Morning Herald published a comment by Josh Bornstein, lawyer, writer and board member of the Australia Institute, titled 'Malcolm Turnbull's "bonking ban" is a misplaced attack on consensual sex'. Bornstein is critical of the ban imposed by Malcolm Turnbull, seeing is as intrusive and inappropriate.
The full text of the comment can be seen at
On February 17, 2018, The Age published a number of letters to the editor under the heading ' The sex ban: How on earth will this ban be enforced?' Several of the letters focused on the impossibility of ensuring that ministers and their staffers adhered to the Prime Minister's ban.
The full text of these letters can be accessed at
On February 16, 2018, The Guardian published a comment by Gay Alcorn titled ' Malcolm Turnbull does the time warp with his ministerial sex ban'
Alcorn argues that in the name of attempting to advance women's equality in the Parliament he make actually have damaged their situation.
The full text can be accessed at
On February 16, 2018, The Conversation published a comment by Paula McDonald, Professor of Work and Organisation, Queensland University of Technology, titled ' Banning workplace romances won't solve the problem of sexual misconduct in the office'
McDonald argues that protocols, including disclosure, are more effective than bans.
On February 16, 2018, The Sydney Morning Herald published a comment by Cara Waters, Fairfax Media's small business editor, titled ' Why a bonk ban isn't good for business'. Waters argues for the benefits of protocols and disclosure.
The full text can be accessed at
On February 16, 2018, The Daily Mail published an item titled ' "Severe" sex ban could backfire: experts'
The report gives the views of a range of experts who believe the relationship ban will be counterproductive and likely to damage the social culture within the Parliament.
The full text can be accessed at
On February 16, 2018, The Sydney Morning Herald published an analysis by Wendy Tuohy titled 'Recent sex scandals have taken the romantic edge off the workplace affair'
Tuohy examines the position of Barnaby Joyce and comparable developments in corporations and sporting clubs to suggest that 'office affairs' are no longer tolerated.
The full text can be accessed at
On February 16, 2018, The Sydney Morning Herald published a report titled '"Cameras in people's bedrooms": Labor blasts Turnbull sex ban'. The report details the opposition of a number of Labor parliamentarians who see the ban as intrusive and likely to promote keyhole journalism.
The full text can be accessed at
On February 15, 2018, the Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, announced that he was changing the Australian Government's 'Statement of Ministerial Standards' by including a direct ban on Ministers having sexual relations with their staff, irrespective of the marital status of either party.
The full text of the media release can be accessed at
On February 15, 2018, the ABC current affairs discussion program, Q & A, televised a discussion titled 'Me Too Special' which considered gender equality, sexual harassment and made some reference to the new ministerial code of conduct.
A full transcript can be accessed at
On February 15, 2018, The Australian published a report on the ABC's Q&A special on the MeToo movement. The report is interesting as it includes substantial quotations from some of the panel commentators.
The full text can be accessed at
On February 12, 2018, Mamamia published a report giving the views of a number of commentators that Barnaby Joyce's personal life had had a negative impact on his performance of his political duties.
The full text, titled ' "Let's not get distracted". What Lisa Wilkinson and Em Rusciano remind us about Barnaby Joyce', can be accessed at
On February 11, 2018, The Daily Telegraph published a comment by Miranda Devine titled 'The true cost of Barnaby's actions is staggering' which detailed what she claims is the negative impact that Joyce's private life has had on his political performance.
The full text can be accessed at
On February 8, 2018, The Sydney Morning Herald published a news report titled 'Bonking ban: Independent MP Cathy McGowan wants to stop politicians having sex with staff'
The report details McGowan's intention to table a private members bill which would prohibit parliamentarians having sexual relations with their staff.
McGowan's proposal was widely condemned by other politicians, including the Prime Minister, who at that time argued that sexual conduct was a private matter.
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