Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question, genuinely without notice, is to the Minister the Agriculture and Water Resources.

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I would be surprised if you had given him notice!

Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Minister, how much will a lamb roast cost if the government hits fresh food with a 15 per cent GST?

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

I thank the honourable member for his question. It gives me a chance to talk about the record prices we are currently getting for sheep because of the three free-trade agreements which our nation has signed with China, Korea and Japan. I will be heading to China, Korea and Japan in about three days time. We have also signed new live animal destinations to Bahrain, to Egypt, to Lebanon, to Cambodia, to Thailand and big ones into China, for we landed our first load—

Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I think you know, Mr Speaker.

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

You will state your point of order.

Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Relevance.

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

There is no point of order. The minister is not even one minute into his answer.

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

As we know, it is based on a completely false premise, as there is no policy direction to increase the GST, but I have been very interested in some of the iterations which have been coming from the shadow minister for agriculture, like the last one. Once upon a time, they had a—what was it?—a $252 million limit on foreign investment in land. Just lately—

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The minister will contain himself to matters of tax.

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

he moved it to $1,000 million. Now he has reduced it by 95 per cent, back to $50 million. There is one thing I am absolutely certain about: if we are looking for consistency, we do not look in your direction.