Former agriculture minister David Littleproud says he is 'totally surprised' to hear the Agriculture Department is facing hundreds of millions of dollars in cost blowouts, and points the finger at a decision by the Labor government as the cause.
abc.net.au/news/agriculture-department-financial-woes-murray-watt-littleproud/102075666Nationals leader David Littleproud says he was "totally surprised" to hear the agriculture department was facing hundreds of millions of dollars in cost blowouts and has blamed a decision by the Labor government.
"Previous years' budget papers show they repeatedly ran the department at a loss and failed to do the hard work of living within their means," Senator Watt said.
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