Senate debates

Tuesday, 22 November 2022

Questions without Notice

Budget

2:18 pm

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My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. The October budget contained no immediate relief for Australians facing rising inflation and cost-of-living crises. Instead, the government committed to spending $2.2 billion on the Suburban Rail Loop despite the Victorian Auditor-General finding that the Victorian government:

… did not demonstrate the economic rationale for the entire project, and they have told us that they have no plans to do so.

Minister, isn't it true that Labor supports Dan Andrews' pet projects that don't stack up but refuses to find sensible policies that will reduce the cost of living for Victorians, without driving up inflation?

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