Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

He started saying, 'We can't afford these cuts.' Since then, there has not been another word. The Liberal coalition team have kicked in. They are trying to cover up the real effects of this budget. This budget is bad for New South Wales. It is bad for education. It is bad for health and it is bad for the economy. (Time expired) () (): Praise the Lord time has expired on Senator Cameron who is struggling to wind himself up and get all hot under the collar about the National Party not standing up for regional Australia. We will never stop standing up for regional Australia. We will never stop standing up to make sure that more rural kids get to school and university, more young people get into jobs and have bright and prosperous futures; more of our population as they age, have access to ageing in their own communities; and that indeed our hospital services are filled with regional doctors, nurses and allied health professionals who are trained in the regions.