Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you again, Senator Polley. The Albanese government is committed to investing in projects that are truly nationally significant and will deliver real benefits to Australians. After a decade of waste and rorts, the Albanese government is getting on with the job of delivering actual projects—not just promises but actual projects—that will benefit communities right across Australia for years to come. We're getting on with the job of delivering important nation-building infrastructure like the Bruce Highway upgrades from Cairns to Townsville to Rockhampton and even all the way down to the outskirts of Brisbane. There's the Kuranda Range road in North Queensland, as well as many others in Senator Polley's home state of Tasmania.

To get our infrastructure pipeline back on a stable footing, though, we have already announced a 90-day independent review of the Infrastructure Investment Program that will ensure that we are investing in projects that are truly nationally significant to make sure that freight keeps moving, that people can get home safely and that connections between our cities and our regions are strong.