Barnaby Joyce (New England, National Party, Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Hansard source

He mentioned it not only once, but eight times. He said:

This budget has returned us to surplus, on time, as promised … It means a strong economy. It means we have a buffer should the global economy get worse. It means we can protect jobs.

I might say that they did none of that. But since the coalition has been in government we have delivered over 39,000 agricultural jobs. That is what this side of the chamber has delivered. We have brought about the biggest increase in agricultural employment and we are bringing about the biggest increase in the future of agriculture in this nation.

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