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Birth date: 17 July 1995
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I was born and raised on my family farm north of Brigalow, not too far from Chinchilla and, yes, I do mean to say I was born there.
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There are only a few minutes left for debate. I would love to spend some time talking about the new member for Callide and his contribution and his vision for the future—let's cut down the trees, let's get rid of the Containers for Change program and if you come near anybody in my town I'm going to bash you up! That is the future for the LNP.