An Australian politician interrupted a live interview to shout at his dog to “sit down”. Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce, who has defected to the Right-wing party One Nation, was speaking to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on Monday (20 July) night when the now-viral incident occurred. Mr Joyce, who was defending party leader Pauline Hanson’s decision to meet with Tommy Robinson, paused responding to a question before loudly yelling at his dog to behave. “Sorry… it’s the dog,” he explained before resuming his answer.

One Nation Barnaby Joyce MP was being interviewed by Sarah Ferguson on 7.30 when he roared at a dog off-camera.

The former deputy prime minister was pugnacious and meandering while sparring with ABC host Sarah Ferguson.