Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy) Share this | Hansard source

As I have already stated, the Gillard government will be able to say to the people of Western Australia that, since 2007, 186,300 jobs have been created. We are in the process of the major roads project, where funding will cut travel time and improve safety for more than 450,000 motorists and truck drivers a day, and, over the longer term, deliver back to the Western Australian economy social and environmental benefits worth $5.7 billion. When Ms Gillard and her cabinet go to Western Australia they will have a proud record of achievement, a proud record of creating jobs, a proud record of cutting taxes and a proud record of building the infrastructure that the state needs—unlike those opposite who have nothing but negativity about all of these projects and who voted against the small business offsets. (Time expired)