Darren Chester (Gippsland, National Party, Deputy Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Page for his question. He is a great champion of small business in his community, because he knows that this is a government which is getting on with the job. This is a government which is focused on building for the future. The Turnbull-Joyce government is investing in a record $50 billion infrastructure investment program. I know the member for Grayndler likes it. I mentioned the Turnbull-Joyce government. The member for Grayndler is the people's choice after all. It is spring racing time, and he seems to be up and about these last couple of days. He seems to be up and about at the moment. The Leader of the Opposition must feel like that horse that leads on the first leg of the Melbourne Cup. It is a long, long way to go. The member for Grayndler is a stayer. He has been here for 20 years, and I reckon there are plenty over there who are backing him as well. They are backing him to finish over the top, watching him on the second lap—

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