Phillip Thompson (Herbert, Liberal National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I stand today to let everyone know of the circus that just came to Townsville. It's called the Queensland state parliament. They came to Townsville in force and it was an absolute rabble. I have never seen more rabble than the Queensland state Labor government. They do not care about the north. You could tell by what they did when they came to Townsville. They cancelled meetings. They didn't want to talk to the community. They threw money in the air then blamed everything on the federal government—I didn't expect any different from them.

I attended question time to have Jackie Trad stand up and blame me, the federal member for Herbert, for all her problems. So I reached out to Jackie Trad, and to meet with—

A division having been called in the House of Representatives—

Sitting suspended from 16:23 to 16:35

I was a bit excited to see Jackie Trad in Townsville. I was excited because I was hoping she was going to invest in our region, because then the state Labor government might actually do their job and invest in the region. While she may be cleared through the CCC, I can tell you now: corruption is corruption, and, Jackie Trad, you are not welcome in Townsville.