Raff Ciccone (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Senator McKenzie. I refer the minister to an article published in Tuesday's Sydney Morning Herald titled 'McCormack left in a bind as bush support dries up'. After hearing from Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the National Party Michael McCormick, one protester asked:

Where's the passion? I haven't seen any passion from you. You're like a poker player. Get up there and say 'this is not f---ing good enough'. Get angry!

Why is the Deputy Prime Minister incapable of showing passion, and empathy for farmers who are struggling with the prolonged drought?