Luke Howarth (Petrie, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities. Will the minister please update the House on how the government is delivering on its record $75 billion investment in transport infrastructure in Queensland? How will the government investment in the Bruce Highway contribute to economic growth in Petrie, Longman and surrounding areas? What would the consequences of following other ideas be?

Paul Fletcher (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Petrie for his question. He is a great champion of infrastructure. He's a great deliverer of infrastructure. He delivered the Redcliffe Peninsula line, and I well remember being there with the member at the happy opening of that impressive facility. He's a very successful and experienced businessman, and he knows that you need a plan; you need to know how to deliver.

He's also part of LNP team Queensland, which is delivering extraordinary infrastructure outcomes for the people of Queensland. There will be $15.5 billion between 2013-14 and 2021-22. There will be $880 million for Pine River to Caloundra, including the Dohles Rocks Road interchange, which will benefit and respond to the advocacy of the member for Petrie and the member for Dixon. It is a terrific outcome. It will also benefit the electorate of Longman. There will be $800 million for Cooroy to Curra, section D, responding to the advocacy of the member for Wide Bay. There will be $390 million for Beerburrum to Nambour, responding to the advocacy of the members for Fisher and Fairfax. Of course, it will also benefit the electorate of Longman. There will be $300 million for Brisbane Metro, responding to the advocacy of the member for Brisbane.

This is LNP team Queensland delivering outcomes for the people of Queensland. The members of team Queensland know that you need to have a plan. They know that you need a strong economy to be able to afford these projects. So, if the people of Longman would like to have more infrastructure projects, they would be well advised to choose yet another member to join the LNP's team Queensland. Of course, they could go for yet another union official. They might think the chamber is a bit short of union officials, so they might choose to have another one. But what they might decide, based upon the evidence, is that it is the LNP's team Queensland that is delivering unprecedented infrastructure outcomes for Queensland. If you want the big infrastructure, my advice is to call for Big Trev.

Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On that inspiring note, I ask that further questions be placed on the Notice Paper.