‘What the hell were you thinking?’: fighting flares in Narrabri over inland rail

After the shire council opposed the route citing flooding risks, the mayor overturned its stance. Now new councillors are asking questions ...

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Barnaby Joyce has backed Narrabri's mayor and general manager after they overturned the council's opposition to the inland rail route on the grounds of flood risk, without consulting their own councillors.

Last year Narrabri shire council voted unanimously in favour of making a submission raising serious concerns about the proposed Narromine-to-Narrabri route, in response to the Australia Rail Track Corporation's environmental impact statement.