Anne McEwen (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Ludwig, I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development (Senator Johnston) and the Minister representing the Treasurer (Senator Cormann), no later than 3.30 pm on Wednesday, 26 November 2014, any documents held in relation to:

(a) the Ipswich Motorway, Darra to Rocklea, project (the project);

(b) funding sought by the Queensland Government for this project; and

(c) the assessment and/or priority of this project.

Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Stephen Parry (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In relation to motions 520 and 521, the coalition has committed more than $10.3 billion to improving Queensland's transport network through its Infrastructure Investment Program. The government has been transparent in providing information to the public on infrastructure priorities and details of specific projects. Schedules to the national partnership agreements recently agreed with the states and territories provide details of government commitments and conditions associated with funding of individual projects. Full details of the schedules of the national partnership agreements are available on the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development website.

One thing that Labor and the Greens have in common, we know, is a desire to hold up infrastructure delivery, which results in economic loss. This is in play today. We have a senator essentially asking a department to put on hold their responsibility to deliver our historic infrastructure investment, to divert resources to comply with not one but two unreasonable requests. A large diversion of resources would be required to comply with these requests. It would, in fact, not be possible to comply within the specified time frame.

Question agreed to.