Barnaby Joyce (New England, National Party, Leader of the Nationals) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Grayndler for his question. I note his reference to job opportunities and state that it will always be this side of the House that is absolutely focused on job opportunities and making sure that people maintain their jobs. The sort of place where we'll be really focusing on them maintaining their jobs is the member for Capricornia's seat. We're going to be absolutely focused, laser-like, on the coalminers in the seat of Capricornia keeping their jobs. We're going to have an absolutely laser-like focus that we get Rookwood Weir built. We're going to have a laser-like focus up in the member for Flynn's seat that those miners keep their jobs. We're going to have a laser-like focus on the member for Hunter's seat to make sure those miners keep their jobs. We're going to have a laser-like focus on all the people in the seat of Paterson to make sure they keep their jobs. And, Member for Shortland, we're going to have a laser-like focus to make sure the people in your seat keep their jobs.

We are going to have a laser-like focus to make sure that they keep their jobs and you keep yours. We want him to keep his job. We want him to remain the Leader of the Opposition. We want him to stay there for years and years and years. We want you to get long service leave as the Leader of the Opposition, because, on this side, yes, we care about their jobs. I know it's hard for the member for Grayndler, because you're tied to the aspirations of an inner suburban electorate and Green preferences, and that's a tough game, but it's a—

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