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Australia: Barnaby defects, social media ban comes in and more

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am today
Australia's Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce (C) speaks to journalists in Jakarta on October 8, 2015.

Photo: AFP

Australia correspondent Chris Niesche talks about the defection of Barnaby Joyce to One Nation, led by Pauline Hanson.

The social media ban kicks in today but questions remain about whether it will work and Brisbane has become the latest town to put restrictions on short-stay rentals amid a housing crisis.