Claire Moore (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—Labor is not supporting this motion. We were not consulted on the words, the motion is inaccurate and it is simplistic. Infrastructure decisions need to be separated from the political cycle. Labor has major concerns over the Liberals' lack of disclosure and proper consultation with the community, and has long called for the public release of all the WestConnex business case. The proposed routes do not address the number one issue raised by Infrastructure NSW—namely, the rapidly growing freight tasked to and from Port Botany, which the motion ignores. Labor believes the federal government should fund public transport projects, where they are the best solution to congestion, based on expert advice and value for money.