Michael McCormack (Riverina, National Party, Leader of the Nationals) Share this | Hansard source

That's why we're spending record amounts of money on black spot funding, record amounts of money on level crossings, record amounts of money on bridge replacements and record amounts of money on the Roads to Recovery program. More than 500 councils right across the country are getting an extra 25 per cent for Roads to Recovery. I'd be happy to come to the member for Moreton's electorate and look at the particular crossing to which he refers, because we are making sure, whether it's urban or regional, we're busting congestion. Particularly in urban areas, we're spending $4 billion on busting through congestion. I appreciate that it is a 10-year build. It's a 10-year build of $100 billion.

Opposition members interjecting—

The members opposite can cry out all they like, because when they were in government, they didn't spend anywhere near the level to which we are spending on congestion-busting infrastructure. Whether it's road, whether it's rail, whether it's airports or whether it's seaports, we're getting on with building our future and building a better Australia.

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