Michael McCormack (Riverina, National Party, Leader of the Nationals) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Mayo for her question. We'll be pleased to consider all these things when we produce a surplus budget, because that's what surplus budgets enable you to do: to provide more of the roads infrastructure, more of the infrastructure that Australians need, want, expect and deserve. To the member for Mayo: any death on a road is a tragic death, and we work towards zero—and I know that is the goal of all of us; I know it is the shadow minister's objective, as we have stood together at many forums to work towards a zero road toll—and put in place actions and measures to do just that.

We understand the importance of investing in infrastructure better than most. The Liberals and Nationals—that's what we do. We understand the importance of getting people home sooner and safer, whether it's in South Australia, in the member's electorate, or wherever it is across this great nation. We have committed $5.2 billion to land transport infrastructure in the member's state since coming to office in 2013. In the most recent budget alone, we've committed an additional $1.76 billion for new infrastructure projects across South Australia, including but not limited to $1.2 billion for future stages of the north-south corridor. Just recently I was there with the minister, Stephan Knoll, and the premier, looking at that vital piece of infrastructure. There is $177 million for the north-south corridor, the Regency Road to Pym Street, and $220 million—

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