14-October-2008
Portfolio Media Releases, Infrastructure, Law and Order
The Coalition supports the package of measures outlined earlier today by the Prime Minister to respond to the current world financial environment, including the referral of infrastructure legislation to a Senate Committee.
Notwithstanding the verballing by the Government, the Coalition has never said, at any time, that we will block any infrastructure legislation.
However, we have said that the Coalition will take “a very hard nosed” approach to evaluating the Building Australia Fund legislation to satisfy ourselves that the hard earned surplus is spent wisely and in the best possible way for the Australian community, and not used as a slush fund to bail out incompetent Labor States.
First and foremost, this must mean transparency in the workings and analysis undertaken in regard to all competing projects.
The Coalition will examine the legislation thoroughly, but with a view to making sure this bill works.
Media Contact: Stuart Eaton, 0433 298 620