Sharman Stone (Murray, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Environment, Heritage, the Arts and Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

The reason this government is so anxious to shut us down from applying strict and usual scrutiny is that it is already trying to cover the fact that it has targeted some of the most vulnerable Australians—I repeat, rural and regional Australians. Exceptional circumstances funding for drought relief has been slashed, particularly for those who have to be resettled—

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