Barilaro will fast-track grants to bushfire areas that missed out
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NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro has conceded public outcry and scrutiny of a bushfire relief fund will force his agency to fast-track grants to areas like the Blue Mountains as a matter of priority.
Mr Barilaro told a budget estimates hearing on Friday he had instructed his agency to target areas that suffered high to moderate damage during the Black Summer fires, after he faced a parliamentary inquiry probing the handout of $177 million to mainly Coalition-held seats last year.