Martin Ferguson (Batman, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Transport, Roads and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

Given the need for cooperation between all tiers of government to facilitate the growth and development of the tourism industry, can the member for Moreton advise the House as to whether he supports the proposal by his good friend the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Campbell Newman, to require the Queensland and Australian governments not only to fund the infrastructure costs in the Brisbane City Council area but also to meet the cost of rolling stock such as the bus fleet? Should this be a Commonwealth and state government responsibility?

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