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

Thank you very much, Senator Bilyk. It's been great to head down to your home state recently to talk about how gangbusters agriculture is going in the great state of Tasmania.

And it's not just agriculture: thanks to the election of the Liberal Hodgman government, it's fisheries and forestry as well. Our side of politics backs agriculture, its growth and development. The National Party knows how important a vibrant agricultural industry is to regional employment and how it underpins our national economy. That is exactly what we've been doing post the election: focusing on how we grow and develop agricultural employment and more market access; ensuring that our farmers are more competitive internationally—