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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 07 Oct, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Joyce says Rinehart saved taxpayers from footing bill for India trip Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce says the fact that mining magnate Gina Rinehart paid for him to fly to a wedding in India helped make the trip cheaper for taxpayers. The Nationals member for New England has come under fire for claiming expenses for the 2011 trip. Mr Joyce and Coalition colleagues Julie Bishop and Teresa Gambaro attended the Hyderabad wedding of the granddaughter of Mrs Rinehart's business partner and claimed overseas study entitlements for the trip home. "If someone else wants to pay half a trip, pay for it privately, which is basically what Gina Rinehart did, then it's actually made it cheaper for the taxpayer," Mr Joyce said today. 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