Fiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Minister for Rural Health) Share this | Hansard source

In contrast this differs very clearly to Labor, who only had shambolic plans when in government.

Look at the carbon tax, which was going to hit regional Australia harder than anywhere else. And they want to bring it back? They want to bring it back! The mining tax, GroceryWatch, Fuelwatch, Cash for Clunkers—the list goes on, and particularly for regional areas. The failed, former finance minister, when she was Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, spent $34 million buying back water from Tandou for the environment. The unfortunate thing for the then minister was that it was supplementary water. Those opposite would not know, because they do not understand rural areas. Supplementary water only exists in a flood, and the minister was buying it back for the environment. That is the sort of shambles we saw from the previous Labor government.