Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business) Share this | Hansard source

I completely reject Senator Carr's characterisation of the funding of these projects. We took this plan to the Australian people. The Australian people looked at our plan and said, 'We trust the coalition government to implement an urban congestion fund that is actually going to make a difference where it counts.' What they said to Labor, in relation to Labor's election commitments, is 'We don't trust you in relation to the commitments you have made', including Thompsons Road Extension—$65 million in La Trobe, Senator Carr, a seat that you were targeting—and in Queensland the Rochdale Road/Priestdale Road upgrade, for $14 million in the electorate of Bonner. The fact of the matter is that this was a plan endorsed by the Australian people that is vital to busting congestion in Australia. (Time expired)