FED: Albanese and Turnbull in public battle over sports oval

AAP General News (Australia)
04-26-2009
FED: Albanese and Turnbull in public battle over sports oval

Federal Infrastructure Minister ANTHONY ALBANESE and Opposition Leader MALCOLM TURNBULL
have had words .. at the announcement of federal funding for a Sydney sports oval.

Mr ALBANESE poked fun at Mr TURNBULL for attending the announcement of funding to upgrade
Waverley oval under the Community Infrastructure Program .. which the opposition voted
down.

The oval's in Mr TURNBULL's electorate in Sydney's east .. and the RUDD Government's
putting two million dollars towards its seven and a half million dollar pavilion.

Mr ALBANESE accused Mr TURNBULL of being a hypocrite for turning up .. Mr TURNBULL
joked that he was hurt by the minister's comments .. but if the government spent more
money on infrastructure and less on hand-outs .. the economy would be in better shape.

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KEYWORD: OVAL (SYDNEY)

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