Big Brother Barnaby's sequel to 1984

By Joel Fitzgibbon
Updated April 22 2017 - 9:08pm, first published 9:02pm
Joel Fitzgibbon wants the Hunter to lead the gas economy with an import terminal at Newcastle. Did not rule out extracting gas in the region but not at the expense of agriculture land. Photographed at Weston Aluminium.  7th MARCH 2017 - PHOTO BY MARINA NEIL - NEWCASTLE HERALD Photo: MARINA NEIL
Joel Fitzgibbon wants the Hunter to lead the gas economy with an import terminal at Newcastle. Did not rule out extracting gas in the region but not at the expense of agriculture land. Photographed at Weston Aluminium. 7th MARCH 2017 - PHOTO BY MARINA NEIL - NEWCASTLE HERALD Photo: MARINA NEIL

George Orwell could not have written the pork-barrel script any better himself. During the week, we saw the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicine Authority's chief executive placed in Room 101, forced to back-pedal on her previous admission that she and her staff were working from Armidale's McDonald's.

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