Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

The Commonwealth has committed $14.7 billion to boost jobs and investments through the building and upgrading of buildings throughout the Commonwealth. We have committed $12.4 billion to build and upgrade large infrastructure, including libraries and multipurpose school facilities, whether they be in primary schools, whether they be in special schools, whether they be in K to 12 schools. Major infrastructure investment is a major commitment from this government and a major achievement of this government already, which of course stands in sharp contrast to the neglect that the conservative government showed throughout its term. We have also committed to science and language centres: over $1 billion of investment has been put towards 500 new science laboratories and language-learning centres in secondary schools. We have a commitment, it is solid— (Time expired)