Federal budget 2021: Newcastle Airport wins as Hunter misses out on other projects

Ian Kirkwood
Updated May 12 2021 - 7:14am, first published May 11 2021 - 7:30pm
BUDGET: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
BUDGET: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The $66.1 million for the Newcastle Airport runway extension announced on May 7 by Prime Minister Scott Morrison has proved to be the major capital works program applying specifically to the Hunter Region.

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Ian Kirkwood

Ian Kirkwood

Journalist

Reporting journalist at the Newcastle Herald since 1987. Editorial writer, general reporter, industrial relations, industry and coal.

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