Glenn Lazarus (Queensland, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Cash representing the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. The Stronger Regions Fund overseen by the Deputy Prime Minister, Warren Truss, who is supposedly a representative of the people of Queensland, briefly announced its first round of project funding for 2015. The funding is designed to support Australia's regions. Of the 51 projects funded, a whopping 19 are located in Victoria. Queensland only received funding for seven projects, and the NT, which I am sure my fellow senator, Senator Peris, would be very concerned about, only received funding for one project. Why is your government ignoring the needs of regions across Australia and funnelling taxpayer funds into Victoria at the expense of other states and territories?