Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development) Share this | Hansard source

It's not going to affect you in Melbourne, Senator. It's not going to worry you at all in Melbourne, Brisbane or Sydney. Do you know who will pay the price for that? It'll be Longreach; it'll be Dubbo; it'll be Mildura. You couldn't give a damn about those communities, because they don't vote for you. But they're actually out there making the money, doing their job, raising their families, contributing to this nation and—I know you hate to hear it—voting for the National Party.

As shadow minister for infrastructure, transport and regional development, I think this is an appalling bill, and we will not be supporting it.