What are friends for?
Joel Fitzgibbon may be bemused by the reaction to his decision to co-chair the Parliamentary Friends of Coal Exports (Canberra Report, The Advertiser 7/8/19) but this just goes to show how out of touch he is.
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Did he not notice that the coal huggers won the election?
The coal exporters don't need any more friends in Parliament - they are able to buy their own, with donations to both major political parties.
Far better if Joel had agreed to co-chair a Parliamentary Friends of Hunter Innovation for Jobs after Coal - that's something we really need help with!
Janet Murray, Buttai
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