Political bush-bash heats up in Canberra

Colin Bettles
Updated July 5 2017 - 12:49pm, first published 11:21am
Political bush-bash heats up in Canberra
Political bush-bash heats up in Canberra

NATIONALS leader Barnaby Joyce says an attempt by the rural and regional Liberals to imitate his party’s brand by erecting new corflutes in their parliament office windows - to present a united front and push harder to influence Malcolm Turnbull into appointing a cabinet member from within their country ranks - is backhanded flattery.

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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