Milton Dick (Oxley, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to actually speak about the Regional Investment Corporation Bill 2017 and to give some context about why we are debating this bill today. Listening to the member for Murray, he basically went around the world—I would say more of a eulogy to the Deputy Prime Minister—and spoke about the wondrous greatness of the man that is Barnaby Joyce. Listening to him very carefully and sitting through that speech, I noticed one thing: he listed a great list of achievements, but the one achievement the people of Australia and the people of New England would like to know about their member is: is he able to sit in this House? Is he legitimate? Can he serve as the agriculture and water minister? Can he serve in the cabinet? Can he serve as a local member? That's the question. He is so—

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