Vikki Campion drops privacy complaint against The Daily Telegraph

Vikki Campion – who came to the country’s attention back in February when The Daily Telegraph revealed she was pregnant with then deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce’s child – has dropped her complaint against the News Corp-owned paper.

Campion and Joyce faced criticism when they accepted what was reported to be $150,000 for a paid interview with Seven, with News Corp in particular highlighting the hypocrisy of asking for privacy from one media outlet, while profiting from telling your story to another. 

The front page of the paper which sparked the complaint

Joyce told reporters in Canberra the interview was necessary as seeking privacy was not working.