David Littleproud (Maranoa, National Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Hansard source

On behalf of the opposition, can I genuinely thank the minister for her efforts in coordinating across three jurisdictions, across my home state of Queensland. I know both the Queensland government and Northern Territory government, from contact I've had, genuinely appreciate your forward-leaning attitude towards making sure that the disaster has been appropriately dealt with. I know in Western Australia, from talking to the member for Durack, how quickly we were to reach out on that. And to our first responders who are here today, we should never forget that in a society where we always talk about heroes being on social media. Let me tell you, the men and women who put uniforms on and who are prepared to defend us and protect us and our hour of need are the real heroes. I thank you.

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