Paul Fletcher (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Minister for Urban Infrastructure) Share this | Hansard source

What is Labor's plan for the Perth Freight Link? Their plan is to cancel it. Their plan is to turn their backs on 2,400 jobs. And why is that? They are more interested in getting the approval of the latte sippers in Carlton, Fitzroy, Marrickville and Fremantle than they are concerned about 2,400 jobs for Australians. They have some vapourware proposal to replace it which has not even yet been approved by Infrastructure Australia. We have a plan for Western Australia and we have a plan for the nation, with infrastructure all around the country—a $50 billion infrastructure program which is being rolled out steadily. There is the Northern Connector in Adelaide, the Darlington project in Adelaide, the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing, the $3.6 billion Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan—a new M12 to connect from the new Western Sydney Airport, opening in 2026, to the M7 and to the Sydney Motorway network.

The Turnbull government is getting on with delivering infrastructure all around the country because it delivers economic benefit and jobs. We took the decision to proceed with Western Sydney Airport. We are proceeding with the approvals on that. We have construction already underway on major road projects to connect to that, like the Northern Road. We are getting on with a $50 billion infrastructure program to deliver jobs and to deliver economic growth. (Time expired)

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