Barnaby Joyce denies pork-barrelling in New England electorate with community grants

Jamieson Murphy
Updated September 14 2017 - 4:35pm, first published September 13 2017 - 12:00pm
WORKING HARD: Barnaby Joyce said his electorate got more of the pie because of hard work and representation. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
WORKING HARD: Barnaby Joyce said his electorate got more of the pie because of hard work and representation. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

NEW England received nearly $17m in community grants in the government’s past term, leading to calls of pork barrelling from Labor –  but local MP Barnaby Joyce says it’s not pork-barrelling, it’s hard work.

Subscribe now for unlimited access.

$0/

(min cost $0)

or signup to continue reading

See subscription options
Jamieson Murphy

Jamieson Murphy

News director

Newcastle Herald news director. Interested in any and all yarns. Whisper g'day mate to me at jamieson.murphy@austcommunitymedia.com.au

Get the latest Armidale news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.