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

I'll come back if there's more information that I can provide, but over $1 billion was credited in the 2021-22 year for the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account for payments to states and territories. Then, of course, we fund other infrastructure arrangements with states and territories, including road infrastructure, through other investments through the infrastructure portfolio as well. But that is the standard arrangement.

Everyone realises that revenue going into consolidated revenue goes to fund all of those other areas that the federal government is responsible for, whether it be defence, immigration, home affairs, cybersecurity, aged care, health, environment—there's no shortage of areas where there's vying competition for funds out of consolidated revenue. (Time expired)