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

I thank the honourable member for her question, and I must say it verges on the perverse. Here is the Australian Labor Party, the party that is going to rip the heart out of the dams policy, taking away the money that actually brings about regional jobs and brings about regional growth. The Australian Labor Party has no belief in regional development. The Australian Labor Party did nothing about the construction of the inland rail. The Australian Labor Party stands against decentralisation. In fact, it was the Australian Labor Party that moved for a Senate inquiry to stop the decentralisation of APVMA out of Canberra to a regional area to provide regional jobs. The Australian Labor Party has done nothing for regional work. The Australian Labor Party have their 100 positive policies. They did not have one for the agricultural industry. I see the member for Lingiari looking at me—what is the Australian Labor Party going to do for—

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