Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

The first point I would make about the infrastructure proposition which the senator makes is that this government has made very substantial investments in infrastructure, not just those which are funded through the MRRT where there is, as the senator rightly points out, a focus on those fast-growing regions which need infrastructure, but through the Nation Building Program, which has made substantial investments in infrastructure.

I would also take issue with the suggestion that the skills funding pales into insignificance. I can say to the senator, through you, Mr President, that the government's investment in skills across the board, whether it is vocational training, whether it is the university sector and schools, has been a very big increase in funding for skills broadly across the economy. In fact— (Time expired)