Matthew Canavan (Queensland, Liberal National Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Minister, on 22 January 2019 Anthony Albanese put out a press release titled 'Rockhampton Ring Road a certainty under Labor'. The Rockhampton Ring Road is the biggest infrastructure project in regional Queensland and it is already out to tender. Yesterday the ABC reported that the $800 million earmarked by the coalition for the ring-road project has been put off for a few years. Local businesses have contacted me and the member for Capricornia, Michelle Landry, furious about this broken promise by the Prime Minister. Mr Albanese's comment that it was a certainty had encouraged many local businesses to spend thousands of dollars on their tender applications. Minister, is the only certainty that Australians can bank on that this government will break its promises?