Barnaby joyce speechMr Joyce came out swinging in his brief talk at the farmer of the year awards held at Parliament House in Canberra with significant political pressure weighing down on his future. He said politicians were in power to try and raise the standard of living, pointing to agriculture’s improved economic performance as one of his priorities. “That is our job in this building – that’s why you come here,” he said. “If you can get the wealth in you can raise their standard of living for the poorest people in Australia, with the poorest standard of living, with the poorest health, with the poorest education. “And that’s why we’re in this building - that’s what it’s all about.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 16, 2017 04:41 UTC