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

Speaking of ships, the Gladstone port is one of those deep ports which are providing such a difference for regional Australia. Opened in 1914, coal is 70 per cent of the exports through that port—50 million tonnes each and every year. I know that the member for Flynn supports that. The member for Hunter says he supports that, but we saw yesterday that he failed in his opportunity to do so. Our investment in road and rail, supported through the COVID recovery—

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