Tony Smith (Casey, Liberal Party, Deputy Chairman , Coalition Policy Development Committee) Share this | Hansard source

No, I will use my time for my speech. The previous speaker, if I heard him correctly, called the East West Link project 'an appalling project'. The member for McEwen called it 'an appalling project'. His constituents will make up their own minds, but what we are seeing is that the Labor Party are opposed to this. Have a look at who is on the speaking list—the member for Melbourne, from the great coalition of Labor and the Greens—and have a look at who is not there: the member for Deakin. Where is the member for Deakin? I can tell you that the member for Deakin, as he moves around his electorate, would not get through a weekend at shopping centres without people calling for the East West Link. We have the member for Melbourne teaming up with the Labor Party—

Mr Mitchell interjecting—

Let me say again to the member for McEwen: the more you interject, the more you confirm your opposition to this sensible piece of public policy. We had the member for Melbourne in here earlier, talking about his opposition to this motion. Let us just say there has not been a freeway proposal that the Australian Greens have ever supported. If they had existed when the first freeways were built, they would have opposed them—

Mr Mitchell interjecting—

And your interjections continue to confirm your guilty conscience—they do.

Ms Roxon interjecting—

Mr Mitchell interjecting—

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