Jane Prentice (Ryan, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

What a day we are having. Labor members have finally discovered public transport! Where were they for the last 20 years when the Labor state government in Queensland neglected and ignored public transport completely? Where were they? Did they speak up for their residents then? No, they did not. The member for Moreton has two new bus depots on the south side; did we get recognition of that? No. What about Willawong, or Sherwood, in the member for Moreton's own electorate? They did not want a bus depot because they do not want the increased services that go with a new bus depot because they are not in favour of public transport. Indeed, a senior Queensland Labor figure to whom I was speaking this morning said, 'My God, what are the federal members of Labor doing down there? Challenge them: when was the last time they were on a bus?' The bottom line is that the Labor members in this place have neglected public transport for years, as did their colleagues in the state government and their colleagues on the Brisbane City Council. It was a Campbell Newman led city council that delivered for public transport. It was a Campbell Newman led city council that delivered over 800 new buses, without the support, without the help—

Mr Perrett interjecting—

No, no; you were against it, remember? What did you do?

Mr Perrett interjecting—

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