David Pocock (ACT, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Senator Watt. Minister, my question is about the government's new Infrastructure Policy Statement, in particular the new requirement for an equal funding split. The statement says:

The Australian Government's funding for nationally significant land transport infrastructure projects will be provided on a 50:50 basis with state and territory delivery partners.

It goes on to say:

The Government may consider funding a greater share of projects on the National Land Transport Network in jurisdictions with less capacity to raise revenue on a case-by-case basis.

Minister, clearly the ACT has a lower revenue-raising capacity. Can you guarantee that this new policy will not result in even less investment in the ACT?