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00:00 One is housing, and number two is a labour shortage right across the government and non-government
00:07 sector.
00:08 We're acutely aware of that.
00:09 We're trying to do everything we can to speed up housing approvals, to get social housing,
00:14 infrastructure money into regional communities to provide housing for the labour force that's
00:19 going to be required, and also to look for opportunities for Australian-based firms to
00:24 sell their products and goods around the world.
00:27 We've got an enormous optimistic view of this part of New South Wales.
00:33 Leighton, Griffith, Ogham, we know that these are in many ways the engine rooms of this
00:39 part of New South Wales.
00:41 And the innovation in industry has been wonderful to watch, whether it's been modular loans
00:47 in Ogham or Sunrise Supply here in New South Wales.
00:52 We've seen them exploit export opportunities in new markets around the world, and also
00:58 using what would traditionally be seen as by-products for new commercial opportunities
01:03 for the firms.
01:04 It's been amazing to see it first-hand.
01:06 It's a reminder for me, as a Sydney-based MP, about how innovative and optimistic and forward-looking
01:13 regional agriculture is in New South Wales, and it's going to be a big part of our economy
01:19 going forward.
01:22 We've got, and have been, the lucky beneficiaries of New South Wales selling a lot of coal around
01:27 the world over the last two decades.
01:29 Last year alone, we sold over $40 billion worth of coal.
01:33 It was our single biggest export item.