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

I wish to make a personal explanation.

Rob Mitchell (McEwen, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Does the member claim to have been misrepresented?

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

I do indeed.

Rob Mitchell (McEwen, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Please proceed.

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

Today in question time, the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development suggested that I had argued that the Gateway WA project was underway and indeed he suggested that it was a new coalition initiative. That is not true. The Gateway WA project was fully funded—a one billion dollar project, the largest road project ever in Western Australia. The sod turning at the beginning of construction occurred on Friday, 1 February 2013. It is a joint project between the federal government, which is providing $686 million fully in the budget, and the state government. I seek leave to table the joint release from the WA Minister for Transport, Troy Buswell, and the government of the time on 1 February.

Leave granted.