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

The opposition leader says that I don't have to go for the full three minutes. But when you've got such a good story to tell about infrastructure, you can—and you should—go for the full three minutes. I should be asking for an extension of time, because it wouldn't be long enough to go through the full suite of measures that we're doing for South Australia and that we're doing for infrastructure across Australia—$75 billion, a record amount that we're spending on infrastructure to get Australians home sooner and safer.

As far as the supplementary road funding is concerned, all these commitments have been complemented by $40 million in that road funding to further assist South Australian councils to upgrade and maintain local roads. This commitment in the 2017-18 budget follows strong advocacy, I have to say, from South Australian MPs, including the member for Barker, the member for Boothby and the member for Grey. They are strong campaigners for more road funding. They are committed to making sure that we do everything we can to get Australians home sooner and safer. But I have to say, there's a new breath of fresh air in South Australia, and it is the new government. Since they've taken over from Jay Weatherill, you can see the new signs of positivity in South Australians. You can see that the economy of South Australia has got a whole lot better under the Marshall government than it ever did under the Weatherill government.

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