Kristy McBain (Eden-Monaro, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories) Share this | Hansard source

The member for Riverina is saying, Hear, hear!' He is a supporter of Rex. If only the shadow transport minister, Senator McKenzie, over in the other place, would get on board. I'm not sure what airline she relies on where she lives, but, in our communities, it's Rex. If it's not operating, nothing happens. You should go and talk to her about supporting Rex.

After a wasted decade of nothing but cuts, regional Australia can't afford to slash even more from our services, which is exactly what those opposite are promising. You only have to look at the $600 billion nuclear thought bubble to know that regional Australians were not consulted. It's a plan that is so expensive all it is going to deliver for the rest of the country is cuts.

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