Mr McCORMACK (Riverina—Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development and Leader of the Nationals) ( 14:14 ): I heard one of the most inspiring stories ever in this place this morning when I met Timothy Weeks. What a courageous Australian. He spent three years going from remote location to remote location in Afghanistan. Yet, despite that, despite the fact that he endured this terrible ordeal, he remained gracious to his captors after being freed. He is truly a remarkable Australian. We have much to thank officials for—our DFAT officials and defence officials and US officials as well—in being able to free Timothy Weeks. Timothy and I share something in common. We went to the same schools together, St Michael's Regional High School and Trinity Senior High School. He was probably far more studious than I! He is truly an inspiration. He is an example of a resilient Australian. He is a fine example of a regional Australian. I've already taken steps to make sure that when we has a homecoming in Wagga Wagga, before year's end, it will be one to remember. The member for Lyne asked me about resilience. He asked me about the resilience of his communities and, yes, they are hurting. A quarter of a million hectares have been burnt out in the electorate of Lyne. There are still fires burning between Taree and Forster. We absolutely owe a debt of gratitude to our first responders, to our volunteers, to our full-time firefighters and to our SES people. We're certainly building resilience in our communities in regional Australia by backing our farmers. Mr Fitzgibbon interjecting— Mr McCORMACK: I can hear the member for Hunter yelling out. He's just a recidivist. When I'm talking about building resilience in regional communities, when I'm talking about fires and when I'm talking about our farmers, he could be quiet just for a change. When I talk about our farmers, I talk about our free trade agreements— Mr Dreyfus interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Isaacs! Mr McCORMACK: The member for Isaacs shouldn't be speaking again this week. He wouldn't know a farmer if he met one, quite frankly. What a disgrace he is! He wouldn't know a constituent. He doesn't even live in his own electorate. When I talk about farmers, I talk about the three free trade agreements that we've been able to sign— Mr Perrett interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Moreton is warned. Mr McCORMACK: we've been able to ratify and we've been able to pass through the Senate with Peru, Hong Kong and Indonesia. We're building the Inland Rail—$9.3 billion. We're certainly investing $100 million into taxiways and runways for regional airports. That's building a better future. (Time expired)