Joyce: biggest ever rural debt pay-down shows farm policy “working”

Colin Bettles
Updated February 19 2017 - 12:42pm, first published 12:20pm
Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce selling his party's policy achievements to mark his first 12-months in the job.
Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce selling his party's policy achievements to mark his first 12-months in the job.

A RECENT conversation with a banking official gave Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Barnaby Joyce an indicator of how well his party and Coalition government was performing with its delivery of agricultural policy.

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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