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

I thank Senator Crossin for her continued interest in agriculture in Northern Australia. It is to have a coherent and consistent agricultural policy that supports our producers and processors and encourages trade and regional jobs—but we are not seeing that from those opposite. For months now, I have been saying: the Nationals are the doormats to the Liberals. But maybe I have been wrong. I have discovered that the monkeys have been running the zoo all along! Time and time again lately, we are seeing that Senator Joyce is calling the shots. On wheat they are shamelessly divided and undermining their leader. You are undermining your leader!