Mr JOYCE (New England—Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources) (14:10): I thank the honourable member for his question. Might I say, right from the very start, that when the rate was at 32½ per cent, we put money on the table—$40 million on the table—for a time— Ms Chesters interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Bendigo is warned. Mr JOYCE: to make sure that we could negotiate a better rate. And then after discussions with the NFF, the VFF, farmers in the Northern Territory and the tourism accommodation sector, everybody agreed on a 19 per cent rate. Not only was the 19 per cent rate fair; a 19 per cent rate also reflected something that was saleable to Australian workers working in the same field. And now we have this ridiculous proposition: the member for Maribyrnong is going to punish Australian workers by having somebody working beside them on a half to a third of the tax rate doing exactly the same job. The member for Maribyrnong believes that Alberto from Milano, when he goes to work in a pub in Dorrigo and after he has had a torrid six months surfing, comes back, does exactly the same job as Brad from Bostobrick. The trouble is that Brad from Bostobrick is on twice the tax rate annualised over the year and, for the period of time he is there, he could be on three times. What do you say to those Australian workers when they know that they are being done over by you; and where are you getting your economic advice from? Senator Jacquie Lambie. The SPEAKER: The Deputy Prime Minister will resume his seat. Opposition members interjecting— Ms Chesters interjecting— Mr Fitzgibbon interjecting— The SPEAKER: Members on my left. The member for Bendigo has been warned. The member for Hunter is now warned. The Manager of Opposition Business on a point of order. Mr Burke: On two matters, Mr Speaker. One, I thought it was in his interest to take a breath, but, secondly— The SPEAKER: The Manager of Opposition Business has latitude, but it is not as extensive as I think he assumes. Mr Burke: Comments should be directed through the chair and his use of the word 'you', I do not think was meant to be directed at the Speaker. The SPEAKER: I thank the Manager of Opposition Business for defending the office of the Speaker. The Deputy Prime Minister has the call. Mr JOYCE: So what we have now is that the Labor Party is playing one game and it is political bastardry. They are playing a game— The SPEAKER: The Deputy Prime Minister— Mr JOYCE: I withdraw—they know what they are doing. Do you honestly believe that the Australian Labor Party believes that the best form of economic advice they can get, rather than from the member for McMahon, is from Senator Jacqui Lambie from Tasmania? Is that now the vessel—the economic light—of the Labor Party? Why are they doing this when they went to the election proposing a 32½ per cent tax? Why did they go to the election with a 32½ per cent per cent tax and now they are proposing a 10½ per cent tax for no other reason than to destroy the deal that is done so that we can start work and start getting the fruit off the trees? Are these the sorts of actions of a prospective leader of our nation that they would do something like this? It is the absolute height of hypocrisy that someone could say something like that and then say that his mantra is looking after Australian jobs and looking after Australian workers. All we see now is someone who is an immense disappointment, because when he had the chance to stand up, when he had the chance to be decent, he could not help it but just be what he is. Mr Brian Mitchell interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Lyons will leave under 94(a).