Alan Tudge (Aston, Liberal Party, Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure) Share this | Hansard source

I withdraw. The North East Link is another massive project which will be able to get underway this year because we've brought forward money in relation to that—similarly with the Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3A in Queensland, the Tonkin Highway over in Western Australia and so many other projects. Again, we are going back to the states and territories. The Deputy Prime Minister and I have again formally approached the premiers and the infrastructure ministers at the state level, along with the councils, to say to them, 'Are there further projects that they can bring forward to get going in the next three to six months?' We want those projects to get underway. We want to partner with our delivery agencies, be they state and territory governments or local councils, to get those projects underway. If you do, it means more jobs, it means a stronger economy and, of course, it enables people to get home sooner and safer. It's all part of our $100 billion plan, which we on this side of the House are delivering.

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