Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

I am happy to answer the question, Mr President, but perhaps we could ask you to consider how that is a supplementary question given it is about post the next election.

We have announced the Regional Development Australia Fund. We have announced the guidelines to that and Minister Crean made that announcement pre the budget. If the senator is asking about what is linked to that fund, he may be referencing the fact that the minerals tax does provide a contribution to that fund. So I suppose the National Party will be in a position, when that legislation comes before this Senate, of whether it supports additional investment in regional infrastructure in this country.