Russell Broadbent (McMillan, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline how the government is building a stronger economy? How does a stronger economy help the people in my beautiful, majestic home state of Victoria?

Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the honourable member and thank him for being such a—

Mr Butler interjecting—

Ms Collins interjecting—

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

The members for Port Adelaide and Franklin will desist!

Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

successful, long-term member for a great and memorable part of Victoria. I recognise that building the East West Link is going to be to the great benefit of the people of Gippsland and particularly to all those farmers that are getting their produce to the great Melbourne port.

Of course, over the last 12 months alone we have seen good government from the coalition in Victoria, supported by good government from the coalition here in Canberra, deliver real outcomes—real outcomes to the benefit of the people of Victoria. Under Bill Shorten, the Leader of the Opposition, as Minister for Workplace Relations, last year 800 jobs a month were created in Victoria. This year, under the coalition, 3,200 jobs per month have been created in Victoria. So job growth in Victoria is now four times higher under the coalition than it was under Labor. Four times higher under the coalition—

Mr Feeney interjecting—

Mr Marles interjecting—

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

The members for Batman and Corio will leave under 94(a).

The members for Batman and Corio then left the chamber.

Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

That is two less jobs on the Labor side but greater productivity! Maybe a few more can go as well. The outcome, of course, is that, if on Saturday—

Ms Collins interjecting—

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

And the member for Franklin can join them under 94(a).

The member for Franklin then left the chamber.

Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

the people of Victoria vote in Labor, you are going to tear up 7,000 new jobs associated with the East West Link. I would say to the people of Victoria: if you care about 7,000 new jobs—

Mr Albanese interjecting—

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

If the member for Grayndler wishes to join them, he can too.

Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

vote for the Liberal and National parties on Saturday. I say to the people of Victoria: if you care about $3 billion of new road funding to build the East West Link, do not give it up by voting Labor on Saturday. Vote for the Liberal and National parties. And I say to the people of Victoria—

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

Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The Treasurer is misleading parliament. There is no new money, it is money that was taken off the metro.

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

The member will resume his seat. He knows that is an abuse of the standing orders and if he does it again he will be asked to leave.

Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

And he knows it is wrong. Why? Labor is so indignant about the $3 billion we are committing to the East West Link that they want to give it back to us.

Mr Champion interjecting—

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

The member for Wakefield has pushed the edge too much and will leave under 94(a).

The member for Wakefield then left the chamber.

Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Not only that; we have other states that are now preparing to bid for that $3 billion if Labor gets into government in Victoria on Saturday. The small businesses of Victoria want to see the East West Link built. The producers, the farmers, the traders of Victoria want to see the East West Link built. The commuters of Victoria want to see the East West Link built. And, importantly, 7,000 prospective workers in Victoria want to see the East West Link built. The only people who want to trash it are the Australian Labor Party.

Mr Ripoll interjecting—

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

The member for Oxley is warned!