I move:

That this House:

(1) recognises that the Government remains focused on the delivery of infrastructure for Western Sydney, providing around $18 billion in road, rail and airport infrastructure to support Western Sydney's growth;

(2) commends the Government for the recent opening of Western Sydney International Airport, a project started under a previous Labor government and now completed under this Government; and

(3) notes that the Government is committed to continuing to work with the New South Wales State Government to deliver the infrastructure that Western Sydney and surrounds deserve.

A little while ago I sent out a community survey. There's nothing too special about that. I have done it many times in the past. But what was surprising this time was the underlying theme behind many of the responses I received. Normally, you expect to read a lot of comments about matters relating to the federal government. There were some of those, of course, but for the most part it was anger and frustration at the lack of service delivery from Liverpool council.

To set the scene, I'd ask the residents to support me in advocating that council use the money allocated to it to upgrade an intersection at Lyn Parade, Beech Road and Kurrajong Road. The council had received $6.9 million in the 2024 MYEFO allocation, more than 18 months ago. Yet again, as so often happens in the electorate of Werriwa, the money has been left unspent and the problems council says it wants to solve are compounding. But the public's patience with the council is exhausted and well and truly over. The community wants the basic things done right and their money used wisely. It seems that the council can do neither. The contrast between Liverpool council and the Albanese Labor government in terms of service delivery could not be starker. While Liverpool council does a lot of talking, complaining and blame shifting, the Albanese government just gets on with the job of delivering and helping where it matters.

Western Sydney international airport is a game changer for both my electorate and Australia. It is an idea that has been talked about for decades, and yesterday it became a reality. The investment of more than $5 billion means that people across Western Sydney now have a major airport in their own region. By the end of next year, there will be flights to over 250 destinations—places where my diverse community will go to see family and friends and to travel for work and holidays. The airport has created nearly 13,000 jobs over that construction, with about half of the jobs completed with the expertise and pride of local workers. More than 360 Western Sydney businesses have shared in more than $500 million during the construction, lending their expertise and entrepreneurial skills to the airport. The opportunities the airport will create for generations to come will be just as incredible. In a very real sense, the airport puts Western Sydney on the international map, and who could've imagined that that would happen? The opening of the airport on 25 October by the Prime Minister was a celebration in every sense. It was a celebration of nation building, a celebration of my home, a celebration of determination and resilience, and a celebration of Labor governments, going back to Bob Hawke, creating a future for millions of Australians.

The Albanese and Minns governments' investment in our community hasn't ended there. A good example of one of the major infrastructure projects being delivered by the government, this time in conjunction with the NSW government, is the upgrade of Fifteenth Avenue. The Albanese Labor government understands the reliance that Western Sydney has on road transport. We get the commute and, as a result, committed half of the $1.4 billion required to complete the project. Early works on Cowpasture Road and Fifteenth Avenue have begun. In addition to Fifteenth Avenue, $1.63 billion was invested in the M12 Motorway, providing a 16-kilometre motorway connection from the M7 near Cecil Hills to the airport, through to Luddenham, and the M12 is a toll-free road. There's also the upgrade to the M5 West between Moorebank Avenue and the Hume Highway. This is another joint project between the Albanese Labor government and the New South Wales government. The Commonwealth's contribution totals $190 million, and this will relieve the bottlenecks that frustrate millions of motorists.

I can't go on with all of the other infrastructure projects which are being delivered by our government throughout our community, but suffice it to say that, after the neglect of previous coalition governments at both levels and inertia by Liverpool City Council, Werriwa and South-West Sydney are finally getting the funding and services and, more importantly, jobs and opportunities they deserve.