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

If you are doing things that make your productivity greater, you can get support from a coalition government, and the coalition government has taken this section of the economy roaring ahead.

We believe in irrigation. We're building dams. A dry acre at St George probably produces about $60 worth of wool; a green acre, an irrigated acre, $9,000 worth of cotton. We know the numbers. We know how to make this economy bigger. We know how to create the economy that can pay for the great stimulus work that this government has done to keep Australians going forward, to keep our net growth going forward, to keep our nation safe and to give the Australians the hope and the safety of a plan that will take them to a better future.

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