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Friday, November 26, 2021

‘I don’t go to his parties’: new Infrastructure Australia chair says job not about being Barnaby Joyce’s mate

Responding to Labor criticism, Col Murray says his time in construction and local government prepared him for role

Outgoing Tamworth mayor Col Murray has rejected claims he’s been selected by Barnaby Joyce to chair Infrastructure Australia because he is a mate, saying “I don’t go to his parties; he doesn’t go to mine.”

Murray’s profile was raised this week after the shadow infrastructure minister, Catherine King, asked in parliament if the only reason Murray was selected was because he could be “described as a fairly solid Barnaby supporter”.

Tom Plevey is a freelance journalist based in Tamworth.

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