David Littleproud (Maranoa, National Party, Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources) Share this | Hansard source

Only in passing did he mention it. He's made two significant national addresses. One was to the National Press Club. Not once did he use the word 'agriculture'. The Leader of the Opposition didn't even utter the word 'agriculture'. He wouldn't use the 'a' word. In passing, he talked about it, but he didn't commit even one extra dollar under an alternative government to agriculture. That's an indictment of those opposite. They don't understand agriculture and they don't care about agriculture.

We are making sure that we are making those strategic investments. Those opposite come in here and talk about the Regional Investment Corporation and say it doesn't have a CEO and hasn't been set up. Well, the only reason the Regional Investment Corporation didn't come into effect was because of the sabotage of the Labor Party in not allowing it to get through the Senate. I blew their world away with my first parliamentary win in my first parliamentary week as the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. I was able to convince—

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