Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

During question time yesterday, in response to a question from Senator Brown, I agreed to seek further information on the government's annual infrastructure investment. Part of the question was:

Can the minister confirm that, under the Liberal-National government, annual infrastructure investment in Australia has plunged by 17 per cent since 2013?

The truth is that, in the last year of the former Labor government, only $4.5 billion was spent on infrastructure grants, loans and equity. In every year since, more funding has been invested by the coalition government, including almost $9 billion in 2017-18. I'm also pleased to advise the Senate that we will be delivering over $75 billion between 2017-18 and 2026-27 as part of our record investment in infrastructure across Australia to improve long-term productivity, increase and spread Australia's economic growth, and support the employment of local workers.