Matthew Canavan (Queensland, Liberal National Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Senator Watt. Last week, we had the extraordinary spectacle of the Queensland Deputy Premier travelling all the way down here with a delegation of mayors to demand that the government restore funding for Brisbane's Olympics infrastructure, budgeted by the former coalition government. On Saturday, the former chairman of the Australian Olympic Committee, John Coates, panned the government's changes, saying:

We certainly had all the commitments at the time when we went forward with this bid and they've been confirmed previously and I'm struggling to see how they can now renege on them.

Did the government consult with the Australian Olympic Committee about the potential impacts on games preparedness before putting projects like the Sunshine Coast rail at risk?