Senate debates

Tuesday, 22 November 2022

Questions without Notice

Budget

2:20 pm

Photo of Katy GallagherKaty Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you. Perhaps if Senator Henderson stopped interjecting then we wouldn't be in a position where we had to respond to those interjections.

In terms of infrastructure—and Senator Van's question went to infrastructure—the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government has gone through the infrastructure portfolio very carefully to identify projects where sensible investments can be made—that meet tests such as, for example, having a business case anywhere near the project; there are some projects that were funded under your government, when you were in power, that didn't have that piece of work underpinning them—and to work through, with Infrastructure Australia, the business case that the Victorian government has done. I know that Minister King is working with Infrastructure Australia on that. (Time expired)

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