Russell Broadbent (McMillan, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

in their farm, and they grew their farm and their dairy herd from that. They grew it from that. I went into Mr Stern and I said, 'Mr Stern, I want to start a fabrics business,' and he said, 'Take all the stock you want.' Within four months, I had paid him back and bought a whole lot more. He knew I would do well. I mean, that is what we do. That is what we have always done.

We are here in this place to create opportunities for people who would not otherwise have opportunities. And we are always trying to look to those who need a hand up, not a handout. We have the greatest country in the world. So here, on this Thursday afternoon, when we are having a bit of biff about a few things and each person has made their contribution, I am appealing to you, as I speak to the nation, and as I speak to my own electorate: we will do the very best we can, each one of us, for our electorates; we will get the infrastructure; but we must get this nation on an even keel. And to do that we are going to have to work together in many ways to create those opportunities for our young people.

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