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Former Member for Hunter, Defence Minister & Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry. GAICD.

Cessnock, Hunter Valley, NSW
Joined May 2010
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Joel Fitzgibbon
3 months
Our hearts broke and our lives changed forever. But we are proud of our beautiful Jack. He died doing something he loved and in service to his country. Overwhelmed by expressions of love, sympathy and support, we say thanks. Lest we Forget ❤️
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Joel Fitzgibbon
2 years
Watch immigration minister Alex Hawke praising ⁦ @DjokerNole ⁩ last year describing him as a great Ambassador here in Australia #djokovic
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Joel Fitzgibbon
3 years
@AustralianLabor I’m a proud member of the Labor Party and remain committed to its ideals and objectives but I do not want to be associated with this tweet
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
Barnaby Joyce, the bloke who stuffed-up drought policy for 4 years and remains a #ClimateChange denier is now Morrison’s “Drought Envoy”!Whatever that is? #joke #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
2 years
First speech-last speech, this is what politics does to you 😂
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
I will be going after the Drought Envoy’s txt messages under FOI #scottmorrisonwhereareyou #insiders
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Joel Fitzgibbon
2 years
3 Federal Court judges have overturned a finding that the Australian government has a duty of care to protect children from harms caused by climate change when assessing mining projects. It’s an important decision at law and a welcome victory for common sense. #proportionality
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
Farmers applying for #drought assistance have to fill out more paperwork than did the Great Barrier Reef Foundation for its $443 million @Tony_Burke #insiders #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
Barnaby Joyce has no shame. For 4 years he presided over inadequate #drought assistance, misled Parliament to exaggerate drought measures, then doctored his Hansard to cover up. Now 5 years on & pre-election he says it needs fixing! @dailytelegraph
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
When Climate Change denier Barnaby Joyce was made Drought Envoy he was given 2 extra staff, additional resources, & more travel entitlements. But what did he do? Now we learn he didn’t even deliver a report! #fail
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Joel Fitzgibbon
3 years
Like so many Hunter residents, tonight NSW Health cancelled my latest attempt to secure a vaccination. We support doing more for our Sydney cousins (particularly HSC students) but if the Morrison Government had done its job… Regional people deserve protection too! #fail
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Joel Fitzgibbon
2 months
Our daughters did us proud in Sydney & Melbourne today. Yet another reason to be very proud❤️ @Caitlin_Fitz_ ❤️
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Grace Fitzgibbon
2 months
A privilege and an honour to lay a wreath for my brave brother today. Lest we forget ❤️🪽 I love you so much. #LestWeForget
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Joel Fitzgibbon
3 months
Much appreciated. An emotional but proud occasion for our family ❤️
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Anthony Albanese
3 months
My condolence speech for Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon. Lest we forget.
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
It is offensive for Scott Morrison to claim he is spending $7 billion on drought. It’s not even close to true and drought affected farmers and rural communities know it. It may be why he refuses to release the Drought Coordinator’s report. Who does the PM think he’s fooling?
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
Morrison confirms his Qld bus tour is actually an election campaign fundraising exercise. One CQ farmer who would have liked to like to speak with the PM tells me he was told tickets cost up to $5k #fail #auspol #cutsbus
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
Tim Wilson has turned his Parliamentary Committee into a circus. What a disgrace, his actions border on a contempt of Parliament #desperation
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
If Scott Morrison wants to continue to run with the fiction he is spending $7 billion on drought he needs to explain where it is going. Drought affected farmers & communities certainly haven’t seen it! #fail #spin #scottmorrisonwhereareyou #insiders
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
NSW Nats Ag Minister on Scott Morrison’s Nats Drought Minister: “he flies in on his big aeroplane out to the regions like Inverell, offers nothing, blames everyone else, hops back on the plane & flies somewhere else” #scottmorrisonwhereareyou
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
When Joyce finished wrecking agriculture & moved to infrastructure I told Parliament he would be remembered as “the worst minister in the history of the Federation”. Some thought it may be over-reach? #watergate #apvma #coalitionagreement #hansardgate
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Joel Fitzgibbon
3 months
An emotional but proud occasion for our family. We are very grateful.
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Peter Dutton
3 months
In the short life of Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon, we see qualities which define our nation’s longevity. Patriotism. Duty. Courage. In our tears for Jack, we recognise the noblest traits which make our country tick.
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Joel Fitzgibbon
2 months
I have come to learn that most have been challenged by tragedy at some time in their lives. Today that is true for a number more. Our hearts break for them and we grieve in solidarity with them. ❤️ #senseless @AlboMP
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
Mathias Cormann is not wearing his Australian Flag lapel pin #insiders #rebel
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
I will not be intimidated by Malcolm Turnbull’s threats to waste more taxpayers’ money pursuing cost orders against me in the Courts. On behalf of all Australians I will continue to pursue his secret Coalition Agreement #auspol #releasetheagreement
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Joel Fitzgibbon
2 months
Thank you ⁦ @Erin_Molan ⁩ for your beautiful, respectful & professional approach to what was a tough interview for me. We also thank the 1000s who have reached out to support & comfort us. We remain heartbroken but proud of our Jack❤️
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
Politicking! Will Sarah Henderson explain why she voted against her own Private Members Bill to phase out the live sheep trade? #qanda #Hypocrisy
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
Barnaby Joyce had almost 5 years to fix all the things he now complains about. He takes no responsibility for either the things he failed to do or the many things he got wrong #aupol #skynews #spin @SkyNewsAust
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Joel Fitzgibbon
2 years
Very many loved Senator Kimberly Kitching, how could you not? She was fun, energetic, intelligent, articulate & fun. She stood for things, fought for them, and wore her heart on her shirt sleeve. I loved her mischievous but usually justified manner! A shocking loss. So sad. 😢❤️
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Joel Fitzgibbon
3 years
Gladys Berejiklian dumps Malcolm Turnbull from her Net Zero Emmisions Board. What to do now with all the Malcolm posters I’d gathered for the Upper Hunter by-election? @2GB873
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
Christopher sounding a bit shrill this morning #insiders @InsidersABC
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Joel Fitzgibbon
7 years
There is no way Malcolm Turnbull really believed Barnaby Joyce would win in the High Court. He should not have remained in Cabinet #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
Unlike the Senate the House votes 72-70 against a vote to phase-out of #livesheep exports. After putting up their own Bill for a phase-out, Sussan Ley & Sarah Henderson voted against their own convictions #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
After 6 years Drought Minister David Littleproud said the Gov’t has a drought policy but then said the Gov’t can’t deliver a drought policy until the National Farmers’ Federation writes one for him @InsidersABC #insiders
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
The Nats have given us a drought envoy, a drought coordinator, a drought task force, a drought summit & now they want a “water grid authority.” After 6 years, can they just do something ? #drought
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
A desperate & embarrassed Turnbull Gov’t is spinning that it pulled the live sheep Bill because it had 4 MPs absent. But they were all paired. They then tried to say Labor was planning to dishonour the pairing arrangement. Absolutely untrue #livesheep #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
4 years
Yes Adam, come to our regions and explain to our coal miners why you believe that, despite growing demand for their relatively efficient & modernising product in Asia, we can’t have both a cleaner Oz economy & a strong coal export industry @InsidersABC @GuardianAus #jobs
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
The Gov’t recruited a highly respected Military Officer to be the Coordinator-General for Drought but Scott Morrison won’t release the Major General’s taxpayer funded report. Why?
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Joel Fitzgibbon
3 months
A special night for me, joining the ADF family in support of the Commando Welfare Trust
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
Thrown out of Parliament for highlighting the PM’s promotion & authorisation of a video attacking our farmers. @AlboMP rightly asks: “why can’t we ask the Envoy a #drought question”? #auspol #qt
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Joel Fitzgibbon
3 years
My latest @dailytelegraph piece. In our quest to reduce emissions, improve supply reliability & to keep electricity prices down, it makes no sense to completely prohibit the consideration of modern nuclear generators
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
Release the secret Coalition Agreement which gave Joyce the water portfolio #watergate #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
4 years
Could the worst of the Ruby Princess have been avoided if the Morrison Gov’t had properly embraced the recommendations of the 2017 Intergovernmental Review of Biosecurity which identified risks re cruise ships, poor Fed-State coordination, and inadequate resources?
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Joel Fitzgibbon
7 years
Gina Rinehart's $40k "Agriculture award" to Barnaby Joyce raises so many questions! Looking fwd to hearing which charity he's donating it to #newengland #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
NZ PM @jacindaardern has released the Coalition agreement struck to form Gov’t. UK PM did the same. But Turnbull still fighting me in the Courts to keep his deal with the Nats a secret! #auspol #nointegrity
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Joel Fitzgibbon
4 years
The smartest thing @JohnBarilaroMP could do today is release the secret Coalition Agreement. Country people have a right to know what the Nats gave up for the opportunity to be a Minister #releasetheagreement
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Joel Fitzgibbon
1 year
Major Gen Jim Molan was a great Australian and a good bloke. We didn’t agree on all matters but agreed more than not. I respected his views always. He served his country with distinction, always putting our national interests first. Farewell my friend. @JimMolan
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Joel Fitzgibbon
4 years
We’re about to have our 4th Ag Minister in 6 years. Never before has the sector been so in need of leadership, stability & strategic planning. Why not give a Lib a go this time so we can move away from failed National Party fundamentalism? It couldn’t be any worse!
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
Barnaby Joyce and Malcolm Turnbull voted against the Banking Royal Commission 23 times #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
How The Economist reported last week’s events in Australia to the rest of the world #reputation #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
The Morrison Gov’t now says that after 4 years if you’re a farmer still struggling against the worst #drought in our history then you should “sell up”. But who is buying? The Gov’t has been fiddling & failing on Farm Household Allowance for 6 yrs. #scottmorrisonwhereareyou
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
I welcome my appointment as Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Resources and am thankful for the opportunity. I know the agriculture, mining, oil & gas industries well and will use my position to emphasise their importance to the national economy & the regional jobs they create
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
Never has it been more important for Turmbull to stop fighting me in the Courts and release the Coalition Agreement which allowed him to form Government #releasetheagreement #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
Morrison’s latest stunt is to distract from his broken visa promises by forcing the unemployed to work on farms. The last thing growers need is people who don’t want to be there. This is from the bloke who introduced a backpacker tax #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
Scott Morrison says he is “not troubled” hopelessly scarce drought money is going to a Council which says it doesn’t need it! #scottmorrisonwhereareyou
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
Like Michael McCormack, David Littleproud just blew a fuse debating me in the Parliament on the Gov’t’s failure to provide support to drought affected regional Australia. They’re under pressure because they’ve been found out #scottmorrisonwhereareyou
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
Another day, another weird Joyce comment. Can anyone explain what Barnaby Joyce meant when we wrote: “they are now to be neuter people”? #theaustralian #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
3 years
When they demonised Mark Vaile because of his association with the coal mining industry they demonised the tens or thousands who work in the industry and associated sectors. Shame on them.
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Joel Fitzgibbon
7 years
We can't expect people to respect the Parliament if the Parliament isn't prepared to respect the Constitution #qt #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
I don’t know where Peter lives these days but I suspect it’s not Central Qld, the Hunter or the Illawarra. I’m sure he’s not worried about where his next mortgage payment will come from. I support “True Believers”who want well paid blue collar jobs for aspirational Australians
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
Barnaby Joyce today - “I’ve had the great privilege at one stage of being the DPM of this nation & I make sure I don’t waste that opportunity” Really? He now says he wants to act on #drought but he undermined the reform process when he had the chance #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
3 years
Message to @NSWHealth Pls reallocate my “restored” Pfizer jabs to someone else. Following my cancellation I took the AZ path. I do not have “67 minutes” to spend “on hold” just to cancel. No on-line option either it seems. No wonder my constituents are so frustrated & angry!
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
The PM must respond to this #porkbarelling story? He must also release the #Coalitionagreement #integritycommission #apvma #RIC #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
The bloke who bought a lump of coal in to #qt just suggested Labor MPs “grow up” #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
We all welcome the Woolworths decision but David Littleproud’s call on people to boycott Coles is recklessness writ-large, particularly given his Gov’t has done next to nil for our dairy farmers. What’s David’s next boycott? #chaos #desperation
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Joel Fitzgibbon
3 years
Plenty of cross-party support for the Hunter’s coal mining industry at the @NSWMC round today. Couldn’t quite get the same unanimous support for the @NRLKnights #nrlknightsdragons #voiceformining @JohnBarilaroMP @RealMarkLatham
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Joel Fitzgibbon
7 years
The PM says he's secured a "big breakthrough", the energy retailers have agreed to write a letter to their customers! #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
7 years
What does Malcolm Turnbull have to hide? Please RT to help us secure the answer #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
Frydenberg says he didn't read the report - Morrison says he was present during Stephen Day's report... Who do you believe? #drought #scottmorrisonwhereareyou
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Joel Fitzgibbon
3 years
As we lament the latest disastrous refinery closure we should remember that to retain refineries you need something to refine. As our current provinces deplete, we need to commission new opportunities to extract more crude oil.
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
Barnaby Joyce drove his 1 man bandwagon of madness across the border into Singleton today in an unhinged effort to save the local Nat State Member for Upper Hunter. The Labor team is pleased #nswvotes #nswpoll
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
Scott Morrison told Alan Jones @2GB873 he has no “magic wand” on drought. True. But he could show some contrition for 6 years of inaction & apologise for his massive exaggeration of the dollars he’s spending on his piecemeal drought support measures #scottmorrisonwhereareyou
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Joel Fitzgibbon
4 years
Vintage Paul Keating on @abc730 tonight. He reminded us that Labor’s core objective is equality of opportunity & higher living standards for working people. The universal nature of his superannuation system is an important key to achieving those ideals @leighsales #abc7 .30
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
Demonising and blaming blue collar workers will not stabilise our climate. We can take meaningful action on GHG emissions without destroying jobs.
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Joel Fitzgibbon
3 years
The Turnbull Gov’t took my FOI battle for the release of the Coalition Agreement to the Courts. All Australians are entitled to know what’s in the deal which allows the 2nd & 3rd largest parties in the Parliament to form a gov’t #releasetheagreement
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Joel Fitzgibbon
3 years
The 2017 decision by the Greens to team with the Libs & Nats to pass the #backpackertax was a vote against the interests of the agriculture & tourism sectors. Today the High Court struck the tax down.
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
Our landscapes are burning, our towns are running out of water & our farmers are desperate but after 6 years under the Libs & the Nats, all we will apparently get in Parliament this week is the “big stick”. It’s always someone else’s fault! #spin #drought
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
If #drought is now the new PM’s priority, what was it when he was Treasurer? #auspol
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6 years
Why are Malcolm Turnbull and Barnaby Joyce so determined to keep the #CoalitionAgreement a secret? What do they have to hide? #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
Scott Morrison tweeted 2 offensive videos this week. The one offending drought affected farmers has not been taken down. Nor has he apologised #auspol #dysfunction
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
Revelations the new PM’s #drought tour is just a PR exercise should not surprise given his failure to help farmers when he was Treasurer #auspol #LibSpill #hypocrisy
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
The PM must immediately explain why BOM data was wrongly used to deliver drought funding to a National Party electorate where the Council says it wasn’t needed at the expense of towns desperately in need. @9NewsSyd @cokeefe9 #scottmorrisonwhereareyou
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
The Turnbull Gov’t acted too slowly on the White Spot outbreak and with Turnbull’s approval, Barnaby Joyce tried to abolish the Inspector General of Biosecurity #4Corners #auspol #prawns #senateestimates
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Joel Fitzgibbon
2 years
The Scott Morrison is promising to scrap visa fees for backpackers, just months after the High Court struck down the PM’s backpacker tax!
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Joel Fitzgibbon
3 years
Five years ago Treasurer Scott Morrison legislated for a backpacker tax which was an inefficient tax grab sure to hurt our farmers and visitor economy. The High Court recently struck down the tax and those who have paid it are likely to seek recompense. Hopeless.
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Joel Fitzgibbon
7 years
PM is spending your money fighting my FOI for the coalition agreement. What does he have to hide? Pls RT if u share my anger #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
The Drought Envoy is everywhere today but I haven’t heard him mention farmers or the drought once! #natsspill #rnbreakfast #alanjones #7sunrise #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
1 year
I’m shocked by the news of Simon Crean’s death. Far too young. A good and talented guy, history will treat him kindly. Thinking of Carole and the family ❤️
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Joel Fitzgibbon
3 years
Just sayin!
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Joel Fitzgibbon
3 years
It’s all good for the Premier to urge us to get vaccinated but many the regions can’t access the program #covid
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
5 weeks ago the PM announced $30 mil in funding to the St Vincent de Paul and Salvation Army. ABC reported today that this funding has not been delivered. Has that funding been released to the Salvos and Vinnies, or was this just another thought-bubble?
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Joel Fitzgibbon
7 years
Fiona Nash, PM & DPM have misled by staying quiet until Parliament rose. Like Joyce she should stand aside #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
What was Scott Morrison doing in the Cabinet when Joyce was wrecking the place? #liveexport #insiders @InsidersABC
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
Barnaby Joyce has been very quiet lately. The media couldn’t even secure a comment from him this week re the latest #APVMA porkbarrel revelations #menindee #fishkill
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
As Ag Minister I appointed an Inspector General for Animal Welfare & Live Animal Exports. Listen here to Barnaby Joyce abolishing the IG in 2013. His Cabinet colleagues - including Scott Morrison - supported him #auspol #liveexports
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Joel Fitzgibbon
3 years
Malcolm Turnbull now formally speaks for the NSW Liberal & National Parties and wants to make the Upper Hunter a coal mine free zone. Every voter in the area should listen to Wednesday’s @RNBreakfast interview
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Joel Fitzgibbon
5 years
It’s clear Barnaby Joyce is still calling the shots in the National Party and like Turnbull, a weak Scott Morrison is letting him get away with it. Another reason the secret Coalition Agreement should be released #menindee #auspol
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
After 5 years in power Angus Taylor says the ATM Gov’t will have an energy policy “next year” #auspol #lies
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Joel Fitzgibbon
6 years
Labor appointed an Inspector General of Animal Welfare in 2013 to oversee #liveexports but Joyce abolished the position. Time to restore #auspol
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