Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Those opposite wonder why I refer to this. It's because the vaccine and the health strategy are critical to Australia's economic growth, comeback and success. We're leaving no stone unturned in ensuring the greatest Australian comeback that this country has seen since the Great Depression. This government has stood up at this time and, as we've said throughout the course of questions today, we've particularly stood up for Australians in rural and regional areas.

We haven't turned our backs on rural and regional Australia in the way that the Labor Party have, shunting regional members out of their shadow cabinet for simply daring to speak up for regional Australia—

Honourable members interjecting—

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