Andrew Wallace (Fisher, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Queensland state Labor treasurer, Cameron Dick, handed down a state budget which yet again delivered very little for the Sunshine Coast. While the Morrison government is investing in the Sunshine Coast's economic recovery and supporting local residents, the Queensland state Labor government has run out of ideas and run out of money and could not care less about our region.

On the other hand, in the recent federal budget the Morrison government invested significantly in my community, with $160 million for the Mooloolah River Interchange, $7 million for the Caloundra Transport Corridor Upgrade and $5 million for a study into the next phase of North Coast Rail Line duplication. Notice the common themes across these projects: every one of these projects is a state government responsibility, and yet in every case the Morrison government has been forced to step in and foot the bill because of decades of total neglect by Queensland Labor. Yesterday's Labor state budget was just more of the same—not one cent of new investment in transport infrastructure for the Sunshine Coast, not one cent more to deal with the gridlock on Caloundra Road, Nicklin Way or Kawana Way. That's the difference—$172 million in new infrastructure investment in our community from the Morrison government for state government projects. (Time expired)

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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