Nats defend $100m extra in regional grants

By Georgie Moore and Andrew Brown
Updated October 18 2021 - 4:07pm, first published 4:04pm
Labor senator Katy Gallagher's bill would introduce accountability measures for federal grants.
Labor senator Katy Gallagher's bill would introduce accountability measures for federal grants.

Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has defended pumping an extra $100 million into a regional grants fund, as Labor called on the parliament to back laws to stamp out political pork-barrelling.

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