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

I thank the honourable member for her question. Might I say: as much as I have a lot of time for Senator Canavan, he didn't actually write the plan. I'm glad the honourable member is fascinated. I must say: she seems to be following Senator Canavan a lot closer than I am, but that's good; she has a lot of spare time. They get a lot of spare time on the other side!

I think the really important thing is that, obviously, she has a strong belief that we will be in government for the next 30 years—and I appreciate that! On their recent track record it wouldn't be surprising!

I'll tell you why, Mr Speaker, that she thinks we'll be looking after this nation for the next 30 years: it's because we believe in the inspiration of the individual and her government believes in legislation. They're going to legislate, and by so doing—

The member for Sydney, she doesn't care about Central Queensland. She thinks that Central Queensland is a big joke.

An honourable member interjecting—

Well, maybe if they had half a billion dollars for an art gallery in Central Queensland life would be a lot better for them. The member for Sydney thinks that Central Queensland is a joke. She might—

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