Michael McCormack (Riverina, National Party, Shadow Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

In May 2022, there were so much hope and expectation in this country. They had just elected a new government and they thought that nirvana was on the horizon. How disappointed they must now be! Buyer beware. They must regret putting in a Labor government.

But, you know, only 32.5 per cent of first preference votes went to Labor. Conversely, 35.7 per cent voted for the coalition. It was one of the worst results for decades for Labor, but yet there they are: sitting opposite, governing this country—and governing this country very badly.

But don't take my word for it; just ask any farmer—the farmers who then have to pay for foreign biosecurity for products to go on the shelves of Australia's supermarkets. Just ask the truckies, who are being burdened with yet another tax. Labor loves taxes!

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