Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you very much, Mr President. I'm not going to comment on unsourced claims that might be run or might not run in newspapers. In fact, it gets a little confusing over there. I'm still trying to work out what's happening in Lindsay—whether it's Diane Beamer or Emma Husar. It's very confusing. But that's a matter for you guys. You'll sort that out, I'm sure.

But while I'm talking about Western Sydney, perhaps I could talk about the government's record infrastructure investment. We have a record $75 billion being invested over the next decade in highway upgrades; congestion-busting roads; rail projects, including the Inland Rail; improved local roads and a new airport in Western Sydney, which will be a game changer for the Western Sydney economy and, in fact, for the economy of Australia. The roads investment: Senator Cameron tries to avoid it, but he knows those roads. Northern Road, Bringelly Road, the developments around Elizabeth Drive, the development of the Western Sydney Airport—he knows them all. This government is delivering those, and those opposite are doing nothing. (Time expired)