Michael Sukkar (Deakin, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

It is absolutely outrageous that the state Labor Party would then come, cap in hand, after splashing $1 billion against the wall. But for the benefit of Victorians we will put that aside, because we will not punish Victorians for the reckless decisions of Labor. And the member for Grayndler supported the East West Link, alongside the opposition leader, until they had a conversion—a late conversion before the state election. Unfortunately you are all bound to support Dan Andrews, and I know in your heart of hearts you think it is an outrageous decision. You should put your constituents first, get up in this House and say, 'We will not support someone creating the sovereign risk and ruining the liveability of our suburbs,' because, I am sorry to say, Labor, not everybody lives within three kilometres of the CBD. I know that is all you are worried about, and you are trying to appease the Greens, and those who do not live within a three-kilometre radius of the CBD are forgotten. Well, I am sorry; my constituents need to use their cars. My constituents need to get on the Eastern Freeway, and that is why we are committing $3 billion. It will remain available for the East West Link, and it will remain a millstone around your necks until election day, because Victorians want the East West Link built. I can assure you that everyone in the outer eastern suburbs wants it built, and it will be built.

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