The available reporting I found does not say who paid for Barnaby Joyce to attend Karl Stefanovic’s UK podcast trip. It only says Stefanovic is “currently visiting the UK with Australian politician Barnaby Joyce,” and another report says Stefanovic’s podcast is being treated as an independent production, with Nine having no involvement in guest selection or editorial decisions.

What the reports do say

  • Barnaby Joyce is one of the guests featured on Stefanovic’s podcast, alongside other politicians.
  • One report describes Stefanovic as being in the UK with Joyce, but gives no funding detail.
  • Channel Nine says the podcast is “entirely independent” and that Nine has no involvement in guest selection or editorial decisions.

So who paid?

Based on the reporting available here, that has not been publicly confirmed. The most defensible answer is that the cost is unknown from the cited reports.

Extra context

This story is mainly being discussed as part of the backlash around Stefanovic’s podcast and its political guest list, especially after his interview with Tommy Robinson. If you want the exact payment question answered, it would likely require a direct statement from Joyce, Stefanovic, or the podcast’s producers — none of the articles I found provide that detail.

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