Warren Truss (Wide Bay, National Party, Leader of the Nationals) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to her comments on 20 May. She said:

… we will … be adjusting expenditure for Western Australia to protect the federal budget.

Does she stand by that statement or does she agree with the Minister for Resources and Energy, who told the House just a few minutes ago that there will be no cuts for West Australian infrastructure in Commonwealth funding?

Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member asking the question has just misrepresented what the minister said to the parliament. I endorse what the minister said to the parliament. He is absolutely right. I suggest you read every word of it because it was not summarised in your question. In fact, what you said then was directly in contrast to what the minister said.