Merriman offers apologies at Senate estimates | Live Coverage

Colin Bettles
Updated October 24 2017 - 12:33pm, first published 10:32am
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Chair Wal Merriman (left) and Agriculture and Water Resources Department secretary Daryl Quinlivan.
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Chair Wal Merriman (left) and Agriculture and Water Resources Department secretary Daryl Quinlivan.

EMBATTLED Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Chair Wal Merriman has apologised for swearing at journalists recently and for his role in the man in the mirror issue that has ignited anger among wool grower levy-payers.

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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