Barnaby Joyce (Queensland, National Party, Leader of The Nationals in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

What will we do? I suggest we get her a new lily pad, because that one seems to be sinking. I am sure you will be interested to hear the views of Larry Summers, formerly Bill Clinton's Treasury secretary and President Obama's director of the National Economic Council: 'The government makes a crappy venture capitalist.' We are going to have such shining lights as Senator Crossin helping us out. Now there is a shining orb of economic light! Just look at her. You know she is right up the top there. She would be a great example of economic literacy. People like Senator Crossin are going to be such an asset to the investment profile of this nation. I cannot wait for people like Senator Crossin to be advising us on the direction this nation should go, because they are so clever.