Zaneta Mascarenhas (Swan, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

The Albanese government is busy cutting student debt. While we're cutting student debt, the coalition are busy cutting each other down. We're backing Australia's future; they're backing nuclear. I'm surprised that they didn't have a nuclear meltdown in the last fortnight. Let me be clear: when we invest in clean energy, Australia wins. We're backing critical minerals, and the coalition is blocking net zero. We're going up the value chain. They're going down on investment and down on Aussie jobs. They opposed cheaper medicines, they opposed energy security and now they're opposing each other. While they're busy building their own cases to take over their own party, we are building the nation. We're building roads, ports and renewable infrastructure, including in WA. And, of course, we are backing the WA GST to make sure that we get our fair share.

We're building WA. We're doing that in the heart of Swan, working with the WA government to build the elevated rail line METRONET. This is a game changer for the community of Swan. We're also activating spaces underneath this rail line. We now see seven kilometres of amazing parkland in my community. The Boorloo Bridge was just the beginning. I can't wait to see what the Albanese Labor government can continue to do.

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