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

Regarding the spreadsheets, there is some urgency on this because a similar undertaking was given at February estimates and the spreadsheets were not supplied until April. So we seek that this be expedited on this occasion. On the funding arrangements—and I understand the nature of AusLink—there were different shared arrangements in AusLink 1. For example, in South Australia, essentially the government cut an 80-20 per cent arrangement. In some other states a 50-50 per cent arrangement was reached. Is it the intent of the government to have a consistent shared funding arrangement across all states and territories for AusLink 2?

Secondly, with respect to the government’s proposal for shared funding under AusLink 2, is the government proposing to fully meet the cost of the Goodna bypass as an alternative to the Ipswich Motorway or does it have an agreement with the Queensland government for a shared funding arrangement? If so, what is the nature of that agreement, as the government has clearly said today that AusLink 2 is about shared funding on all projects?

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