Michael McCormack (Riverina, National Party, Leader of the Nationals) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Mallee for her question, and acknowledge that she is one of those fine women—and there are many in the House; I appreciate there are many on this side, one or two on that side and, indeed, on the crossbench—who are celebrating International Rural Women's Day. It's an important day. It acknowledges exactly what our empowered rural women are achieving and what they are doing, particularly in this time of drought. Women, who are the backbone of regional Australia and regional farmers, are to the forefront. I also acknowledge what the member for Mallee did before she came to this place.

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