Darren Chester (Gippsland, National Party, Assistant Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Indi for her question and note her ongoing interest in and determination to take credit for all of the coalition's policies in relation to regional Australia. There are many, many great coalition policies for growth and jobs. In fact, there is a whole smorgasbord of great coalition policies for regional Australia. And the member for Indi, as an Independent member, has actually had no impact on the development of those great policies in relation to Roads to Recovery or mobile phone black spots or the bridges renewal program—no impact whatsoever. But because this government believes in the future of regional Australia and because the coalition is passionate about jobs—

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