Vince Connelly (Stirling, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Australia is often referred to as the lucky country, and indeed we live in the best country on earth. But, as the PM pointed out over the weekend, Australia's economic prosperity has not—and will never—come purely from luck. Sensible and significant investment in national infrastructure is one important way in which the Morrison government is working towards ongoing national prosperity, with an infrastructure commitment of $100 billion over 10 years. The Prime Minister has now announced an additional $868 million for WA, increasing the total WA spend to $5.4 billion over the next four years. In my electorate of Stirling our locals will benefit from an additional $5½ million to fix the Wanneroo Road and Morley Drive intersection, starting next year, and business case funding to identify a best approach to upgrading the Erindale Road and Reid Highway Intersection, which was long advocated for by local leaders, like ward councillors Karlo Perkov and Chris Hatton.

In the coalition, we want Australians to spend less time on the roads and more time with their families. This infrastructure investment fast-tracking is yet another example of the Morrison government looking after the economy and Australian families.