Ms Catherine King (Ballarat, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek to make a personal explanation.

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Do you claim to be misrepresented?

Ms Catherine King (Ballarat, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I do most grievously.

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

You may proceed.

Ms Catherine King (Ballarat, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In a similar vein to the member for Watson, both the member for Mallee and the shadow minister for infrastructure put out a press release recently claiming that I had cut $123 billion out of the Western Highway, which also runs through my electorate. It would be gold-paved if we had spent $123 billion. We have done no such thing.