Turnbull and Victorian premier trade barbs in awkward press conference

By Fergus Hunter
Updated January 17 2018 - 5:03pm, first published 4:56pm
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (centre left) shakes hands with Acting Victorian Premier James Merlino while speaking to the media during a visit to Geelong, Wednesday, January 17, 2018. The Geelong and Corangamite region is the first to get funding under the federal government's $220 million Regional Jobs and Investment pilot program. It's expected the $20 million cash injection will create 600 jobs during construction and 600 ongoing jobs once the projects are completed in the regional Victorian city. (AAP Image/Ellen Smith) NO ARCHIVING
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (centre left) shakes hands with Acting Victorian Premier James Merlino while speaking to the media during a visit to Geelong, Wednesday, January 17, 2018. The Geelong and Corangamite region is the first to get funding under the federal government's $220 million Regional Jobs and Investment pilot program. It's expected the $20 million cash injection will create 600 jobs during construction and 600 ongoing jobs once the projects are completed in the regional Victorian city. (AAP Image/Ellen Smith) NO ARCHIVING

It was a beautiful, sunny Wednesday in Geelong as politicians from all levels of government and different political parties came together for an announcement about co-operating to create jobs for regular people.

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