Barnaby Joyce dismisses Productivity Commission warning on decentralisation

By Tom McIlroy
Updated April 24 2018 - 9:45pm, first published April 27 2017 - 4:40pm

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has played down the expertise of the respected Productivity Commission, saying economic modelling should guide government policies on forced relocation of government departments to regional Australia but not determine final policies.

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