Today in Question Time in the House of Representatives, the Member for Jagajaga, Kate Thwaites, asked the Prime Minister: Can the Prime Minister confirm that none of the eight Victorian projects listed under the Roads of Strategic Importance fund has even reached the planning stage? Both Scott Morrison and Michael McCormack refused to give a

Today in Question Time in the House of Representatives, the Member for Oxley Milton Dick asked the Prime Minister: Can the Prime Minister confirm that for every $100 of the Roads of Strategic Importance fund, only 50 cents will be spent in Queensland this year? Scott Morrison squibbed. Michael McCormack couldn’t give a straight answer

Today in Question Time in the House of Representatives, I asked the Prime Minister: Why did the Government spend nearly $17 million on taxpayer funded ‘congestion busting’ advertising in the lead up to this year’s election but did not spend a cent from the Urban Congestion Fund the whole of last financial year? Scott Morrison

Scott Morrison needs to urgently bring forward infrastructure spending to boost the sluggish economy, particularly in Regional Queensland. The IMF have today joined the call for the Morrison Government to provide fiscal stimulus and invest in infrastructure to support our economy and improve productivity. We know there are many projects across Regional Queensland that are

After talking a big game on fast tracking infrastructure, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has been left red-faced failing to announce work on a single project will be brought forward. It appeared this morning that Josh Frydenberg had finally listened to the RBA Governor who has repeatedly called for the Government to bring forward infrastructure investment to

Scott Morrison’s inaction on infrastructure is again in the spotlight, with the Ai Group joining calls to fast track investment to stimulate the sluggish economy. The Ai Group’s call comes as new data shows Australia is suffering through 13 consecutive monthly falls in construction performance and 14 consecutive monthly falls in construction employment. “In view of

More evidence is mounting that Acting Prime Minister McCormack’s infrastructure program is a political document not an economic plan. Response to the Senate Question on Notice 397 reveals the Acting Prime Minister spent $11.6 million earlier this year on a three month pre-election infrastructure advertising binge. The Final Budget Outcome, released Thursday, shows no spending

The Government has this week confirmed that not one project is under construction nearly a year and a half after announcing its Urban Congestion Fund. Prime Minister Morrison used the Urban Congestion Fund as a key campaigning opportunity fully aware no work was underway, and nothing would start for months or years. Urban Infrastructure Minister

E&OE TRANSCRIPT SKY NEWS AM AGENDA CANBERRA THURSDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2019 SUBJECTS: Gladys Liu, Morrison ignoring the RBA and others on Infrastructure Investment, Need for a Senate Inquiry into Inland Rail, Government needs to show Leadership on Road Safety ANNELISE NIELSEN: Joining us live now is Shadow Infrastructure Minister Catherine King from Victoria, thank you