How does the government reconcile its decision in the budget to provide Western Australia with support for just one infrastructure project—a rail line in the state’s goldfields region? Why has the government neglected to provide the necessary support for the projects in Western Australia’s Pilbara, such as the Pilbara Cities project, which will provide much needed improvements to social infrastructure in Karratha and Port Hedland, when the Western Australian economy is driving the economic development of the nation?