Warren Truss (Wide Bay, National Party, Leader of the Nationals) Share this | Hansard source

I note the member's interjection. Adelaide Airport has just announced a 30-year blueprint for a $2 billion expansion. Again, that is a great vote of confidence in South Australia. In Hobart, the airport runway extension planning is underway, assisted by a $38 million contribution from the federal government. When we come to Sydney, Kingsford Smith airport has major plans to upgrade its road network and in Western Sydney the decision has been made to build a new airport; $3.6 billion worth of roads to service that area and the whole of the Western Sydney community is underway.

This government is committed to building the infrastructure of the 21st century. Our airport owners and operators are joining in that task to ensure that Australia has the infrastructure it needs to service its growing population and that we can travel conveniently around our country whenever we choose.

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