Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment) Share this | Hansard source

Oh, and there is the ALP's $600 billion carbon bill, by the way. And what else did the Leader of the Opposition say? 'A new East West Link is a priority infrastructure investment and major project.' Just for fun, the shadow Treasurer said, 'Bill Shorten and I are of one mind. Labor honours contracts. Labor in government honours contracts entered into by previous governments. Even if we don't like them, for issues of sovereign risk, Labor honours contracts in office signed by previous governments.' Well, I wish they did, because that was a great principle. Do you know what? We took a minor project and multiplied it—not by one, two, three, four or 10 or 20. We multiplied 40-fold the funding that was there. You have had your go, buddy.

Mr Albanese interjecting—

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