'It's a bloody insult': Hunter fishers scoff at budget handout | photos, video

By Carrie Fellner
Updated May 5 2016 - 2:20pm, first published 12:30pm
Hunter River fishermen say $25k falls far short of what they need to rebuild their lives after Tuesday's budget announcement. Pictures: Marina Neil

Hunter River fishermen have scorned a funding package included in this week’s federal budget designed to help them rebuild their lives if local waterways remain closed due to the Williamtown RAAF base contamination scandal. 

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