Paul Scarr (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I'm pleased to rise this evening to talk about a great event in Townsville that's going to occur over the weekend, and that's the opening of the new Townsville rugby league stadium. I'm proud to be a member of a government that has contributed some $100 million to the opening of that stadium. It's a great thing for Townsville, it's a great thing for the Cowboys rugby league team and it's a great thing for a city that's been doing it a bit tough with floods and other issues over recent years.

I was reading the Premier of Queensland's, Annastacia Palaszczuk's, media announcement today, which was announcing the opening. Members here will remember that Annastacia Palaszczuk is the only Premier in Australian political history who has been found in contempt of her own parliament—that's our Premier for the good state of Queensland, Annastacia Palaszczuk. I'll quote from her media statement:

This stadium is being delivered on time thanks to the local tradies and apprentices who have been working hard since 2017 to make it happen.

That's good that the project has been completed on time, but what about the budget?