on indulgence—I associate myself with the Prime Minister's comments of support for the new Western Sydney airport. I was delighted to be there in my own seat, the great seat of Hume, yesterday to see the first plane take off and carry passengers from that airport. It is a magnificent development—there's no question about that. It is a real milestone for Western Sydney. Not only will it create great transport options; it is an extraordinary opportunity for development of the new city in Western Sydney that is developing every day. Every single day I see it in my own electorate.

I pay tribute to the many that have been involved. I particularly want to call out the decision that was made back in April 2014—and I was on that call with local members at the time. When we received the call, it was a Tuesday night in April 2014. Tony Abbott called us all and said, 'We're going to proceed with this.' Of course, this had been talked about for many decades, but to bite the bullet and do it was an extraordinary thing, with $5 billion of investment at the time. Can I say that the project has come in on budget, which is pretty extraordinary through that timeframe. There were also billions of dollars of infrastructure investment in the Northern Road and Elizabeth Drive. I know the member for Lindsay strongly supported those investments as well. There is still much work to do to make the most of it there, and we know that. I think everyone knows that, but I'll be there alongside others to make sure we absolutely do. Well done to all involved.