Andrew Wallace (Fisher, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

We do not all live in the cities, mate. That is what is wrong with you lot over there. There are a lot more people who live in the bush in the regions than live in the cities. We do not all live in the city. It is not all about city folk, and on this side of the House we believe that people who live in the bush and people who live in the regions should be given the opportunity to have world-class infrastructure. That is what we are trying to do. Equally, this federal government has allocated $650 million to the Bruce Highway upgrades south of Caloundra. That is on top of the $743 million we have already contributed. I am talking about this because, for every dollar that this government spends and for every dollar that a state government spends on infrastructure, my sums and my investigations over the last 30 years tell me that, particularly now, somewhere between 60c and another dollar is being spent on union corruption.

Mr Dick interjecting—

I hear my colleague over on the other side of the fence arguing with me.

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