Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for his question. I want to congratulate the outstanding members of this House who will soon, this afternoon, be going out to Government House to be sworn in as ministers in our cabinet and in our ministry. I congratulate those members: the new ministers for water and resources and, of course, northern Australia. I congratulate, in particular, the Minister for Veterans and Defence Personnel.

Coalition governments in this country have given Australians stronger economies, safer borders, stronger national security and a focus on the needs of rural and regional Australians, which is demonstrated by the large number of rural and regional members from the Nationals and the Liberals, who know how to represent their constituents, because they understand the needs of rural and regional Australians. When it comes to drought we are there and we have been there. Those opposite voted against the drought fund.

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