Joyce: budget won’t be ‘joking’ on inland rail

Colin Bettles
Updated May 9 2017 - 11:04am, first published 8:24am
Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Barnaby Joyce.
Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Barnaby Joyce.

FEDERAL Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Barnaby Joyce says the federal budget will show the Coalition government is “not joking” about delivering on funding to start constructing the inland rail project.

Colin Bettles

Colin Bettles

Canberra Bureau Chief

Has been the Canberra Bureau Chief for Fairfax Agricultural Media since 2010 - survived the hung parliament - former media manager at Western Australian Cricket Association now covering national agricultural and rural issues in federal politics.

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