Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

All of those very fine members, in fact, lobby me all the time about a whole range of issues; I can tell you that. That's what makes them such good members: they're always ensuring that the government understands what the needs of their constituents are. They're always helping the government to understand. It's not only me; I know the whole frontbench here would have heard from those very, very good members. They are constantly saying, 'If we get the economy right, we can get everything else right.' If we don't have a strong economy, we can't make investments in social services, we can't make investments in education and we can't make investments in health. The people in those electorates well understand that, without a strong economy, we cannot make the essential investments for the future of those electorates and, in fact, for the future of our country. That is why they support the economy in the hands of the coalition. (Time expired)