Slade Brockman (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

This is a matter of urgency, because there's an urgent need to have a mature discussion about a very important policy area, and all we get from those opposite is, quite frankly, childish renting, particularly from the government, and the circulation of memes of characters from The Simpsons. What could be a more childish response to what is a serious policy issue?

I ask those listening and those in the gallery: what country in the world is Australia most often compared to, in terms of the size of our population, the size of our landmass and the make-up of our economy, in terms of mining and agriculture?