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

Thank you, Mr Speaker—and why stop the fun! There's the preamble and there's the outcome. There is the outcome over there. We know where we are off to. I tell you what; when you need the numbers to stay there, member for Grayndler, come and call me, because I am your biggest supporter. We need you there. We are a big supporter of you, because you're going so very, very well! Every time we are struggling with an argument out in the regions—in Wagga, in Beaudesert and in Tamworth—if it is getting a bit uncomfortable for us, we just say that the alternative is Mr Albanese, the member for Grayndler, and then we win the argument and it's all over. It's remarkable.

You were also the Deputy Prime Minister, weren't you? I think it was for about 83 days. I hope you enjoyed that experience because it's as high as you're ever going to get.

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