Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

The Australian government supports investment in agriculture whether it be in live animal exports, whether it be in fisheries investment, whether it be in pasture, whether it be in cattle stations. That is because we support jobs in regional Australia. We support farms. We support building a strong economy. Our government is unambiguous and clear about our support for foreign investment.

If you look at the coalition, though, you are all over the shop like a dropped pie when it comes to foreign investment. You do not know whether you support it or are opposed to it. That, in fact, is what you look like: you look like a dropped pie when it comes to foreign investment. The reality is that foreign investment is not a new thing. Foreign investment has been the backbone of this country for a very long time. It is about time the doormats woke up to that and that it is important for agriculture. (Time expired)