Nationals question Labor’s commitment to the bush as infrastructure programs face axe

Infrastructure minister Catherine King previously accused Barnaby Joyce of showering Nationals seats in taxpayer-funded largesse'

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The federal opposition has raised concerns about Labor's commitment to regional Australia", with former Nationals ministers Barnaby Joyce and Bridget McKenzie unhappy at reports the Labor government may cut funding for major Coalition infrastructure proposals.

The infrastructure minister, Catherine King, has previously criticised largesse" doled out under Joyce's reign in that portfolio, and this week signalled the October federal budget could alter funding to the $7.1bn regional energy security package and $2bn regional accelerator program, both announced in the Coalition's last budget.

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