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

My question is addressed to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. I refer the minister to his joint media release with the Deputy PM of 31 August which stated:

The Bolivia Hill upgrade builds on ... the $10 million I recently confirmed for the future Tenterfield Heavy Vehicle Bypass.

Isn't it a fact that the Tenterfield heavy vehicle bypass was funded by the former federal Labor government? Why has it taken the prospect of a snap by-election in New England to panic the government into action on this long-overdue project? And is this why he stopped referring to the Turnbull-Joyce— (Time expired)

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