Pat Conaghan (Cowper, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

I make no apologies about obtaining the $1.4 billion for my community, for the Coffs Harbour bypass, for taking 12,000 cars off the road every single day and providing a better amenity, and for one of my communities. To suggest that the National Party members don't care about their community and only care about their position, in the words of the member for Ballarat—she may need to do her homework, in future, before putting on these types of MPIs.

I could go on and on about the BBRF around Australia that has supported all communities, including those represented by Labor, all those projects that have helped our communities so far. To suggest that the National Party are dinosaurs, in terms of the climate change policy—you only need to look at what we have done for regional and rural Australians over the past two weeks. I can tell you, they are in a much better position now than they were two weeks ago.

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