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

He might have dropped the question but he never drops the ball, Mr Speaker! I tell you what—if you want a fighter, it's the member for Flynn. He's always on the ball. And he understands full well how important water infrastructure is. He understands that regional Australia is at the heart of our nation. It is the heart of this government and it's going to be the heart of the COVID-19 recovery.

Today, I delivered the inaugural regional Ministerial Statement on Rural and Regional Budget Outcomes, outlining this government's backing of a regionally-led economic recovery.

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