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Veterans’ affairs minister threatened to quit over budget; Australia reports 30 Covid deaths – as it happened

Andrew Gee calls backlog of veteran’s compensation payments ‘a national disgrace’; WA teenager among 30 Covid deaths across the country. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

‘Pie in the sky’: Coalition’s $6bn dams pitch puts politics before process

Scott Morrison and Barnaby Joyce are touting themselves as nation-builders to Queensland marginal seats that swung its way last election

The Guardian - AU

Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce 'not interested' in calls for transparency about new Dungowan Dam

Tamworth councillors, including two former Nationals heavyweights, want more detail on the proposed new Dungowan Dam, but Barnaby Joyce says he just wants the project built.

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$400M budget boost for inland highway

An 1100-kilometre freight route from Queensland to NSW will receive an extra $400 million in the upcoming budget for upgrades.

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Timing questioned over $5.4 billion Qld dam fund

The federal government has committed $5.4 billion to build a dam in North Queensland, but the "interesting" timing of the announcement has been

The New Daily

New research reveals Australians’ distrust of Scott Morrison is turning them off government

Australians regard Scott Morrison as the nation’s least trustworthy politician, as new research reveals how we feel about our leaders.

The New Daily

Cost of living central in budget: Morrison

With the federal budget less than a week away, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says cost of living pressures will be a key priority.

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Huge cost blowout causes some farmers to withdraw support for new Queensland dam

Exclusive: Irrigator says governments need to triple spend if Emu Swamp dam is to proceed and it would provide some of Australia’s most expensive water

The Guardian - AU

Federal funds of $5.4 billion for Qld dam

Funding of $5.4 billion is being put up by the federal government to build the Hells Gates Dam in North Queensland, creating jobs and opening up irrigation.

AAP

As federal government spending on small transport projects creeps up, marginal seats get a bigger share

Brace for the federal election – the transport promises have begun. Some are pretty big, such as Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce’s A$678 million for the Outback Highway, and Opposition leader Anthony Albanese’s $500 million down-payment on faster rail between Newcastle and Sydney. If history is any guide, a rush…

The Conversation

Barnaby Joyce tags $500m for Queensland dam despite lack of environmental approvals

Environment groups say Urannah Dam project could destroy rare freshwater turtle habitat while feasibility studies suggest dam is not viable

The Guardian - AU

Narrabri businesses join groundswell against proposed inland rail route

Chamber of commerce joins local National party branch opposed to chosen route, ahead of visit by Barnaby Joyce to address concerns

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s bigger than just New England’: mayor during black summer bushfires to run against Barnaby Joyce

Carol Sparks, known for her reminders about climate change, to run for the Greens in New England in upcoming federal election

The Guardian - AU

Bridget McKenzie grilled on Today as anger grows at government flood crisis response

The Morrison government's response to the flood crisis in Queensland and NSW has found few fans this week, with some attacks coming from unlikely sources.

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Morrison says Qld premier ‘consulted’ on emergency; Rio Tinto ditching Russia; 21 Covid deaths – As it happened

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View from The Hill: Scott Morrison struggles to manage the messaging as he visits flood devastation

Barnaby Joyce, in his usual blunt fashion, told a TV interviewer on Wednesday morning Scott Morrison would get a bad reception when he visited Lismore.

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison says defence force ‘not available on a moment’s notice’ to respond to disaster – as it happened

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Barnaby Joyce called in to deal with Narrabri Nationals revolt over inland rail project

The deputy prime minister will attend next branch meeting after vote to withdraw support for the government’s preferred route

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Joyce says new school bridges health gap

The School of Rural Medicine has officially opened in Orange, NSW, in the hopes it will train more doctors who will stay in the bush.

The Guardian - AU

Sydney spared worst of rain but Newcastle still under threat – as it happened

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Regions to get further $5.7m in support

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says regional communities will get a further $5.7 million in support through a grants system.

The New Daily

The Ferguson Report: Biden backs Ukraine (and leaves it in reverse)

US President Joe Biden has announced sanctions against Russia "with immediate effect" without having an immediate effect.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition awards $520k for NBN upgrade to single business in Barnaby Joyce’s electorate

Fruit and vegetable grower Costa Group’s tomato glasshouse facility in New England the sole beneficiary of planned upgrade

AAP

Deputy PM calls for more bush migration

Migrants need to be encouraged to move to regional areas to fill labour shortages in key export industries, deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce says.

ABC News

Remote NT roads packages announced by Albanese, Joyce, as election looms

Cattle producers and local government officials who've spent years contending with key roads in disrepair couldn't be happier with the news.

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