Jim Lloyd (Robertson, Liberal Party, Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads) Share this | Hansard source

I would not support the idea that rural and regional Australia does not receive a large amount of assistance from the Australian government. We are very focused on ensuring that rural and regional communities around Australia are strongly supported. The honourable member may have forgotten the more than $1.7 billion every single year that goes directly to councils all around Australia in financial assistance grants—

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