Mike Freelander (Macarthur, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

The people of my electorate of Macarthur deserve a fair go. They deserve a fair go for our schools and our hospitals and an easing of pressure on their family budgets. They deserve representatives who will stand up for workers, invest in cheaper and cleaner energy, and build a strong economy that works for all. Take the building of the vital rail infrastructure that's necessary to connect Macarthur to the new Western Sydney Airport. The Liberal government's City Deal is a heavily politicised travesty. It fails to deliver the infrastructure that we need for transport in Macarthur, in spite of massive development. Labor understands that this is an important aspect of development. There must be infrastructure that helps our commuters. That's why we have no less than $3 billion committed to begin the construction of this vital public transport infrastructure. The Liberal Party gives us a bus to take us from the new airport to Macarthur.

Labor's also committed $12 million to provide upgrades to commuter car parking at Leppington Station and Campbelltown Station with the Daley New South Wales Labor team to secure more funding on these projects for further stations. We want to help people spend more time at home with their families and their children instead of travelling to work. Labor will also deliver $23 million in extra funding for public schools in Macarthur, because our schools deserve the best. Labor understands what families need to get on with their lives and to provide support for their kids for the future. Labor understands this; the Liberal Party doesn't. (Time expired)

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