Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

That is a terrific question from the member for Solomon—a really terrific question—because on the weekend, with the member for Solomon, I helped to open the Australian Agricultural Company's new meat-processing facility near Darwin. It is a $100 million plus investment, it will employ 300 people and it will process some 300,000 head of cattle every year. It is just about the biggest private sector investment in agriculture in northern Australia in years. I will have more to say about northern Australia next week. This is what happens when you have a government that is open for business. This is what happens when you do not have a carbon tax. It is what happens when you do not ban the live cattle trade and it happens when you do—

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