Federal Budget 2017: Joyce “deliberately provocative” in bold ALP farm challenge

Colin Bettles
Updated May 10 2017 - 2:15pm, first published 10:35am
Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Barnaby Joyce.
Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Barnaby Joyce.

BARNABY Joyce says he’s being “deliberately provocative” by challenging Labor leader Bill Shorten to prioritise agriculture and regional issues in his budget reply speech tomorrow night.

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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