Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the honourable member for Corangamite for her question. I note her very strong support for the announcement today by the Prime Minister and the Premier of Victoria of the development of the East West Link. That is a great initiative that the member for Corangamite supports, because the member for Corangamite actually wants to deliver 6,700 jobs. She wants to help to abolish the impact of 23 sets of traffic lights, and she wants to ensure that 100,000 vehicles will save around 20 minutes each way, each day, through the East West Link. So the member for Corangamite supports the East West Link, the member for Corio opposes the East West Link, and the fundamental point is that we are determined to deliver the infrastructure—

Mr Champion interjecting—

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