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

I would like to thank the unassuming, quiet and retiring member for Dawson for that question. The member for Dawson was instrumental in the Mackay Ring Road stage 2, and the one thing we're not looking forward to is another one of his postings on TikTok or Facebook. He has been absolutely incredible for Urannah dam, and I look forward to working as hard as I can and as quickly as I can to get that dam built.

In the national accounts, agriculture has seen its highest ever gross value at $48.3 billion, up from $48.1 billion. Agriculture contributed more than a third of last year's GDP growth. Prime Minister, hasn't there been a difference in the short time I've been back in the agriculture portfolio? It has been incredible to go to saleyards. I remember that once, if you got $1.20, you were doing well. I was speaking to Scotty on his property near Tamworth. I said, 'Scotty, what's the price today?' He told me it's $5 a kilogram live. I said, 'Hey, Scotty, how about we buy some fat lambs? What's that going to set me back?' He said, 'Mate, well over 200 bucks.'

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