Published: April 22, 2019
Joyce asked department to ‘report back to me on this and seek final approval before settling the purchase’
Former agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce specifically asked to be kept informed by his department about progress on the $80m sale of water by Eastern Australia Agriculture – a company founded by the energy minister, Angus Taylor – documents released to the Senate show.
Joyce, who was minister at the time the controversial $80m water buyback went through in mid-2017, has said he played no part in the negotiations with the company.
Continue reading...from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2IwVI21
via
0 Comments