Salute to Warren Truss

FEBRUARY 11, 2016: I would like to pay tribute to Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Nationals Warren Truss, who announced his retirement today.It has been an historic day in Parliament with Warren announcing he will be stepping down after 26 years in Federal Parliament.Warren was the leader of the Nationals when I was elected in 2010, and he has given me no end of support over the last six years.He will be remembered as a giant of the National Party, and he is one of the true gentlemen of politics who has helped shape this nation for the better.He has also been a great advocate for North Queensland and was instrumental in securing $6.7 billion to fix the Bruce Highway.We all owe him a great debt of gratitude for what he has achieved for regional Australia.”