Damian Drum (Nicholls, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

It was a 24-page water policy that didn't mention farming or farmers once, and I don't think it mentioned agriculture. This is what the Labor Party do. And now they come into this House and they want to be taken seriously as a party that has an idea, an understanding, about what the levers are that give farmers and the agricultural sector an opportunity to make money for themselves. We all know that, in the regional parts of Australia, all you need to add is water. And if we can add water, we have the best science and the best farmers, whether it be in horticulture—citrus and almonds, which are the high-commodity areas—or in the dairy industry, which is our traditional area. It's the National Party and the coalition that are going to support our farmers.

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