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

I'll tell you what: I admire his history lesson. That was more than 10 years ago! Obviously, they've got a lot of spare time on the other side. They're going through people's tweets; they're reading back—I don't know, maybe they're spending time on Odgers' reading the processes of the Senate. It's remarkable that you've reached back that far back in time. I must say, I'm kind of flattered. I'm a little bit flattered that they're so interested. I came here feeling a little bit down in the dumps but he's really perked me up. He's a good fellow. I can send him some of my photo albums, he can start having a look through those.

I think what's really important is that there's consistency between what happened back then and what happens now, and that is this: right back then I believed in the liberty of the individual. I believed that the state was there to serve the individual. Right back then I believed—you probably had the same position—that the state was your master. That's why the Labor Party believes—why are you so upset about me telling them about your policy, mate?

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