Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport) Share this | Hansard source

The reason it should be made a parliamentary paper and available for discussion, including debate right now, is that we are talking about $1½ billion of taxpayers' money, on which the report found that the Victorian government—the then coalition government, which received this money—received interest of $49 million. That is $49 million that was given to the Victorian government that could have been paid off the deficit which they have created. The report shows very clearly that that is the case. That is why this whole debate is about transparency—and this is why it is an ongoing issue, Mr Speaker, because, as a result of the punishment of the people of Victoria for electing a Labor government, Victoria is now receiving some nine per cent of national infrastructure spending and investment, even though it is 25 per cent—

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