House debates Questions without Notice
Fiscal Policy
Tony Pasin Barker, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister Assisting for Fisheries and Forestry
2:45 pm
My question is to the Prime Minister. During question time yesterday, the Prime Minister stressed that the $6 million funding for his Marrickville Golf Club was to deal with the club's sewerage system. Why then did the Prime Minister give the golf club only $1 million for stormwater works but $4.55 million for a clubhouse precinct used by the Labor Party for election campaign launches. Did the Prime Minister mislead this House?
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister
2:46 pm
The answer to that is no. We had election commitments, which we gave up front. We gave less than one-third of the election commitments of those opposite. That is just a fact. There were three commitments in my electorate, one for a women's health centre, one for a Saint Vincent de Paul facility, a refuge for women and children escaping domestic violence, and one for the upgrade of the Inner West Council owned Marrickville Golf Club. Included in that was funding to fix the sewerage because it goes into the river and causes a problem when it floods.
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Milton Dick Speaker
Order! The member for O'Connor will cease interjecting. It's just too much noise. I'll have to say it again: if that continues, there'll be consequences for actions. No matter where you sit in the chamber, the same rules apply to everyone.