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

Madam Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Does the honourable 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. In question time today, the assistant to the Minister for Infrastructure suggested that the former government and myself as minister had not funded projects that were re-announced last week for Central Arnhem Road and Arnhem Link Road, including the 'new bridge over Rocky Bottom Creek.'

I refer to the media release of 20 May 2013, headed '2013 Budget: real money for projects in the NT', which said:

Beyond Darwin, the Budget provides $90 million for our Regional Roads Productivity Package, which will—

amongst other things—

This was the precise project reannounced last week by the government.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I take it that that press release was your personal press release, as you were making a personal explanation?

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

Yes.