Catherine King claims Barnaby Joyce left behind ‘substantial mess’ in portfolio and will prioritise inland rail and redesign grants programs
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The infrastructure minister, Catherine King, has claimed some projects pledged by the former Coalition government will be impossible to deliver, saying her predecessor, Barnaby Joyce, left behind a “substantial mess” after showering Nationals seats in taxpayer-funded “largesse”.
In an interview with Guardian Australia, King said her priorities in the portfolio included continuing the inland rail and building infrastructure around the 2026 Melbourne Commonwealth Games and 2032 Brisbane Olympics, but said some projects commissioned under the last government would be scrapped.
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