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Labor, Greens demand more transparency over multi-billion fund
It's the $5 billion fund that is meant to turn the north into an economic powerhouse.
Amy Remeikis is the social affairs and communications reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based in Parliament House
It's the $5 billion fund that is meant to turn the north into an economic powerhouse.
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