Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business) Share this | Hansard source

Certainly, as the minister for small and family business, my message to all Australians this Christmas in the lead-up to it, as we go into the new year in 2021, is to go local first. The GO LOCAL FIRST campaign is all about raising awareness across Australia to spend with our local small and family businesses. Why? Because when you shop locally in Australia, you support a local community, you support a family, you support a local sporting club.

I am pleased to acknowledge that many senators and MPs across all sides of politics are proudly supporting the GO LOCAL FIRST campaign. In the lead-up to Christmas, if we have the ability to go out and purchase something, just remember: it might be something small to you, but, to that small and family business who has been doing it tough, it means a lot. My message to all Australians is: support our small and family businesses and go local first.