From Jabba Christensen today:
I have resigned as chief whip of the Nationals, effective 5pm this Thursday, March 2.
I made the decision to resign because my continued outspokenness on a variety of issues was obviously incompatible with the position of party whip in the long term.
It was my decision to resign and my decision alone.
I was not pushed by anyone.
However, I did feel some of my colleagues may have been aggrieved that the enforcer of discipline was being somewhat ill-disciplined himself.
Over the past week, as I’ve reached this decision, Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has been incredibly supportive and said he would have supported whatever decision I made on the matter.
I thank him and the rest of the Nationals team for the great honour of serving as their chief whip over the last six months.
That’s not going to help stabilise anything.
