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

We have seen the members for McMahon, Hunter and Grayndler each personally saying that Labor will not countenance this uncertainty dragging on for another seven weeks, let alone seven months. Well, they could fix this in seven seconds if they wished to, because the people holding up this issue from being resolved now are the Australian Labor Party. The member for Bass, the member for Braddon and the member for Lyons—who is no longer here—have been taking farmers around this building, saying that they will see this issue resolved. But now who is holding it up? It is the Australian Labor Party. The other side are so good at playing politics. They are so good at creating a fight. They are not good at creating resolutions.

This is just like what those opposite are doing on the plebiscite. They just want the fight; they never want the resolution. The member for Maribyrnong might be wearing an orange tie, but he should get a gold tie for playing politics! Why don't they make the commitment right now? Why don't they make the commitment that they will support us in getting the backpacker tax finalised right now?

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