Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

As I have been outlining, there has been a deterioration in the global economy that has not deterred the government’s long-term nation-building agenda. The truth is we started acting before the global recession hit. One of the key aspects that we have identified is setting aside more than $26 billion for the nation-building funds to finance critical national infrastructure projects. The reports in the newspaper that Senator Brandis is referring to are nothing more than speculation. Infrastructure Australia is working—(Time expired)