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The minister for Queensland? Matt Canavan's well-trod parochial path

By John Warhurst
Updated April 24 2018 - 9:50pm, first published May 4 2017 - 10:19am

Interstate rivalries in Australian politics are starting to look like State of Origin rugby league matches, and Queensland senator Matt Canavan has pulled on his maroon jersey. Canavan, the Resources Minister, has not only blasted Westpac for refusing to finance the controversial Adani coal mine in central Queensland but has accused the bank of acting like it was still operating under its previous name, the Bank of NSW.

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