Northern Australia Infrastructure Fund spending more on board than projects

By Amy Remeikis
Updated March 30 2017 - 12:13am, first published March 29 2017 - 8:20pm
Senator Matthew Canavan arrives at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 3 July 2014. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Senator Matthew Canavan arrives at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 3 July 2014. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

A $5 billion infrastructure fund heralded by the Turnbull government as a jewel of the 2015 budget has so far spent more on salaries for board members than on actual projects.