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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
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Olivia Ireland

Deputy PM backs regional newspapers: 'You mightn't like them all the time but they're vitally important'

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce acknowledges "the fourth estate are incredibly important" but has stopped short of committing to support regional newspapers with emergency funding.

The price of the newsprint used by hundreds of regional newspapers around Australia is set to skyrocket by as much as 80 per cent from July 1.

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