Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

They are embarrassed because they cut road funding from $4.3 billion in 2005-06 to $2.7 billion in 2007-08. They are of course the only side of parliament that is talking about cutting infrastructure spending. Indeed, on 7 October Senator Coonan said this:

It’s a very good opportunity for the Government to take a very good look at whether this final part of the stimulus package is really necessary—

that is, the infrastructure spend. The Leader of the Opposition told the Adelaide Advertiser on 20 May:

… everything will have to be reviewed. There’s no question about that …

That is what he had to say about infrastructure spending that is taking place right across the country—

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