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

I thank the honourable member, the member for Grayndler, for his question. It is always a great honour to get a question from the member for Grayndler. He is no doubt very good at his job. He's across his brief. I think he has great prospects in the near future within the Labor Party! I welcome that I get many questions from him. I think it's very proper that the Australian people see how the member for Grayndler performs.

But it's interesting: he says there was no federal investment in capital infrastructure. I was down there only recently, seeing the dams and the water infrastructure that we are building. And I look forward to Premier Hodgman building further water infrastructure in Tasmania, and that's most definitely capital infrastructure, and it's most definitely in Tasmania.

Also, on the Midland Highway, we are currently expending money, and I know that the people of Tasmania—

Ms Collins interjecting—

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