Michael McCormack (Riverina, National Party, Leader of the Nationals) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Calare for his question. When the regions are strong, so too is our nation. We certainly see that at the moment writ large—

Mr Bowen interjecting—

Don't you start! Seriously, member for McMahon, you wouldn't know a region if you saw one. Quite frankly, your leader wouldn't either. He's covered more territory than Burke and Wills or Tony Burke and the member for Wills lately. Quite frankly, he did Glenn Robbins proud. Russell Coight would have been laughing when he—

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