Fiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Deputy Leader of the Nationals) Share this | Hansard source

I can inform the Senate that the Commonwealth owned land at Badgerys Creek has been formally declared an airport site under the Airports Act of 1996 and the government has no plans to use that site for any purpose other than as the airport.

I want to make the point that this project has been the subject of debate for decades. I think many of us who have been around for a significant period of time are well au fait with the arguments that have been going backwards and forwards. As with any major infrastructure project, it has its proponents and its detractors. We have considered all sides of the debate carefully. We are now at the point where both major parties agree on the need for a second Sydney airport, and we agree that it should be based at Badgerys Creek. The government is getting on with delivering this vital infrastructure project.