Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection) Share this | Hansard source

Absolutely, I can. This side of the chamber, this government, is investing in northern Australia to seize the economic potential, as I said. Our investment includes $600 million for a northern Australia roads package for priority road projects, including the Arnhem Highway, Flinders Highway, the Outback Way and the Tanami Road. This is in addition to the $5 billion Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, $15.3 million in our tropical health strategy, $100 million in our northern Australia beef roads and the Northern Australia Insurance Premiums Taskforce, as announced in the budget.

This government has already announced a $200 million package to improve infrastructure in the Cape York Peninsula, which will not only improve local road accessibility once complete but, during the construction, will create much-needed jobs. These are just some of the projects that will help the north of Australia build its enormous potential.