❓ WA received a larger federal budget allocation ($402M) from the new Labor government compared to the average under the previous Howard government ($250M), with specific funding allocated to road infrastructure and rail projects.
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FEDERAL BUDGET — COMPARISON WITH FIRST HOWARD GOVERNMENT BUDGET
Can the minister please inform the house whether Western Australia has received a better deal from the federal Labor government’s first budget than it received under the Howard government? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN
Can the minister please inform the house whether Western Australia has received a better deal from the federal Labor government’s first budget than it received under the Howard government? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN
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I thank the member for this question. Unsurprisingly, we have received a better deal. The total allocation for Western Australia in last night’s federal budget was $402 million. This is certainly the largest amount Western Australia has ever received. It compares very favourably with the amounts we have received over the past 11 years. Indeed, the average amount received over the past 11 years is about $250 million. Dr K.D. Hames : How much was it last year? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Last year it was $350 million, and that was a pre-election year. We have actually done $50 million better than that from the federal Labor government’s first budget. Western Australians can be very pleased that we have the attention of the federal government, and that it is prepared to invest in road infrastructure. The state government particularly notes the extra $170 million that the federal government has put into that very significant road, the Perth-Bunbury highway. The government also notes the federal government’s contribution of $14.7 million to another very important project, the Daddow Road rail grade separation project. This is a strategically very important piece of infrastructure that will allow the Kewdale freight terminal to work much better, and it will be a great outcome for both the trucking and rail industries. A further $3 million was allocated to allow the state government to carry out strategic road planning for the Perth airport in recognition of the fact that there will be a major shift of airport facilities. The domestic, regional and international airports will be co-located. This will bring with it a big transport challenge. The federal government has stopped treating airports as if they were some sort of UFO that it controls without thinking about the way in which they impact on the communities around them. The federal government has given the state government $3 million to start work on a strategic framework for the transport networks in and out of this new facility. It is all good, and the state and federal governments are continuing with the dialogues, particularly to get more roads into your area, Mr Speaker.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for this question. Unsurprisingly, we have received a better deal. The total allocation for Western Australia in last night’s federal budget was $402 million. This is certainly the largest amount Western Australia has ever received. It compares very favourably with the amounts we have received over the past 11 years. Indeed, the average amount received over the past 11 years is about $250 million. Dr K.D. Hames : How much was it last year? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Last year it was $350 million, and that was a pre-election year. We have actually done $50 million better than that from the federal Labor government’s first budget. Western Australians can be very pleased that we have the attention of the federal government, and that it is prepared to invest in road infrastructure. The state government particularly notes the extra $170 million that the federal government has put into that very significant road, the Perth-Bunbury highway. The government also notes the federal government’s contribution of $14.7 million to another very important project, the Daddow Road rail grade separation project. This is a strategically very important piece of infrastructure that will allow the Kewdale freight terminal to work much better, and it will be a great outcome for both the trucking and rail industries. A further $3 million was allocated to allow the state government to carry out strategic road planning for the Perth airport in recognition of the fact that there will be a major shift of airport facilities. The domestic, regional and international airports will be co-located. This will bring with it a big transport challenge. The federal government has stopped treating airports as if they were some sort of UFO that it controls without thinking about the way in which they impact on the communities around them. The federal government has given the state government $3 million to start work on a strategic framework for the transport networks in and out of this new facility. It is all good, and the state and federal governments are continuing with the dialogues, particularly to get more roads into your area, Mr Speaker.
I thank the member for this question. Unsurprisingly, we have received a better deal. The total allocation for Western Australia in last night’s federal budget was $402 million. This is certainly the largest amount Western Australia has ever received. It compares very favourably with the amounts we have received over the past 11 years. Indeed, the average amount received over the past 11 years is about $250 million. Dr K.D. Hames : How much was it last year? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Last year it was $350 million, and that was a pre-election year. We have actually done $50 million better than that from the federal Labor government’s first budget. Western Australians can be very pleased that we have the attention of the federal government, and that it is prepared to invest in road infrastructure. The state government particularly notes the extra $170 million that the federal government has put into that very significant road, the Perth-Bunbury highway. The government also notes the federal government’s contribution of $14.7 million to another very important project, the Daddow Road rail grade separation project. This is a strategically very important piece of infrastructure that will allow the Kewdale freight terminal to work much better, and it will be a great outcome for both the trucking and rail industries. A further $3 million was allocated to allow the state government to carry out strategic road planning for the Perth airport in recognition of the fact that there will be a major shift of airport facilities. The domestic, regional and international airports will be co-located. This will bring with it a big transport challenge. The federal government has stopped treating airports as if they were some sort of UFO that it controls without thinking about the way in which they impact on the communities around them. The federal government has given the state government $3 million to start work on a strategic framework for the transport networks in and out of this new facility. It is all good, and the state and federal governments are continuing with the dialogues, particularly to get more roads into your area, Mr Speaker.
Unsurprisingly, we have received a better deal. The total allocation for Western Australia in last night’s federal budget was $402 million. This is certainly the largest amount Western Australia has ever received. It compares very favourably with the amounts we have received over the past 11 years. Indeed, the average amount received over the past 11 years is about $250 million. Dr K.D. Hames : How much was it last year? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Last year it was $350 million, and that was a pre-election year. We have actually done $50 million better than that from the federal Labor government’s first budget. Western Australians can be very pleased that we have the attention of the federal government, and that it is prepared to invest in road infrastructure. The state government particularly notes the extra $170 million that the federal government has put into that very significant road, the Perth-Bunbury highway. The government also notes the federal government’s contribution of $14.7 million to another very important project, the Daddow Road rail grade separation project. This is a strategically very important piece of infrastructure that will allow the Kewdale freight terminal to work much better, and it will be a great outcome for both the trucking and rail industries. A further $3 million was allocated to allow the state government to carry out strategic road planning for the Perth airport in recognition of the fact that there will be a major shift of airport facilities. The domestic, regional and international airports will be co-located. This will bring with it a big transport challenge. The federal government has stopped treating airports as if they were some sort of UFO that it controls without thinking about the way in which they impact on the communities around them. The federal government has given the state government $3 million to start work on a strategic framework for the transport networks in and out of this new facility. It is all good, and the state and federal governments are continuing with the dialogues, particularly to get more roads into your area, Mr Speaker.
Dr K.D. Hames : How much was it last year? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Last year it was $350 million, and that was a pre-election year. We have actually done $50 million better than that from the federal Labor government’s first budget. Western Australians can be very pleased that we have the attention of the federal government, and that it is prepared to invest in road infrastructure. The state government particularly notes the extra $170 million that the federal government has put into that very significant road, the Perth-Bunbury highway. The government also notes the federal government’s contribution of $14.7 million to another very important project, the Daddow Road rail grade separation project. This is a strategically very important piece of infrastructure that will allow the Kewdale freight terminal to work much better, and it will be a great outcome for both the trucking and rail industries. A further $3 million was allocated to allow the state government to carry out strategic road planning for the Perth airport in recognition of the fact that there will be a major shift of airport facilities. The domestic, regional and international airports will be co-located. This will bring with it a big transport challenge. The federal government has stopped treating airports as if they were some sort of UFO that it controls without thinking about the way in which they impact on the communities around them. The federal government has given the state government $3 million to start work on a strategic framework for the transport networks in and out of this new facility. It is all good, and the state and federal governments are continuing with the dialogues, particularly to get more roads into your area, Mr Speaker.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Last year it was $350 million, and that was a pre-election year. We have actually done $50 million better than that from the federal Labor government’s first budget. Western Australians can be very pleased that we have the attention of the federal government, and that it is prepared to invest in road infrastructure. The state government particularly notes the extra $170 million that the federal government has put into that very significant road, the Perth-Bunbury highway. The government also notes the federal government’s contribution of $14.7 million to another very important project, the Daddow Road rail grade separation project. This is a strategically very important piece of infrastructure that will allow the Kewdale freight terminal to work much better, and it will be a great outcome for both the trucking and rail industries. A further $3 million was allocated to allow the state government to carry out strategic road planning for the Perth airport in recognition of the fact that there will be a major shift of airport facilities. The domestic, regional and international airports will be co-located. This will bring with it a big transport challenge. The federal government has stopped treating airports as if they were some sort of UFO that it controls without thinking about the way in which they impact on the communities around them. The federal government has given the state government $3 million to start work on a strategic framework for the transport networks in and out of this new facility. It is all good, and the state and federal governments are continuing with the dialogues, particularly to get more roads into your area, Mr Speaker.
A further $3 million was allocated to allow the state government to carry out strategic road planning for the Perth airport in recognition of the fact that there will be a major shift of airport facilities. The domestic, regional and international airports will be co-located. This will bring with it a big transport challenge. The federal government has stopped treating airports as if they were some sort of UFO that it controls without thinking about the way in which they impact on the communities around them. The federal government has given the state government $3 million to start work on a strategic framework for the transport networks in and out of this new facility. It is all good, and the state and federal governments are continuing with the dialogues, particularly to get more roads into your area, Mr Speaker.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for this question. Unsurprisingly, we have received a better deal. The total allocation for Western Australia in last night’s federal budget was $402 million. This is certainly the largest amount Western Australia has ever received. It compares very favourably with the amounts we have received over the past 11 years. Indeed, the average amount received over the past 11 years is about $250 million. Dr K.D. Hames : How much was it last year? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Last year it was $350 million, and that was a pre-election year. We have actually done $50 million better than that from the federal Labor government’s first budget. Western Australians can be very pleased that we have the attention of the federal government, and that it is prepared to invest in road infrastructure. The state government particularly notes the extra $170 million that the federal government has put into that very significant road, the Perth-Bunbury highway. The government also notes the federal government’s contribution of $14.7 million to another very important project, the Daddow Road rail grade separation project. This is a strategically very important piece of infrastructure that will allow the Kewdale freight terminal to work much better, and it will be a great outcome for both the trucking and rail industries. A further $3 million was allocated to allow the state government to carry out strategic road planning for the Perth airport in recognition of the fact that there will be a major shift of airport facilities. The domestic, regional and international airports will be co-located. This will bring with it a big transport challenge. The federal government has stopped treating airports as if they were some sort of UFO that it controls without thinking about the way in which they impact on the communities around them. The federal government has given the state government $3 million to start work on a strategic framework for the transport networks in and out of this new facility. It is all good, and the state and federal governments are continuing with the dialogues, particularly to get more roads into your area, Mr Speaker.
I thank the member for this question. Unsurprisingly, we have received a better deal. The total allocation for Western Australia in last night’s federal budget was $402 million. This is certainly the largest amount Western Australia has ever received. It compares very favourably with the amounts we have received over the past 11 years. Indeed, the average amount received over the past 11 years is about $250 million. Dr K.D. Hames : How much was it last year? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Last year it was $350 million, and that was a pre-election year. We have actually done $50 million better than that from the federal Labor government’s first budget. Western Australians can be very pleased that we have the attention of the federal government, and that it is prepared to invest in road infrastructure. The state government particularly notes the extra $170 million that the federal government has put into that very significant road, the Perth-Bunbury highway. The government also notes the federal government’s contribution of $14.7 million to another very important project, the Daddow Road rail grade separation project. This is a strategically very important piece of infrastructure that will allow the Kewdale freight terminal to work much better, and it will be a great outcome for both the trucking and rail industries. A further $3 million was allocated to allow the state government to carry out strategic road planning for the Perth airport in recognition of the fact that there will be a major shift of airport facilities. The domestic, regional and international airports will be co-located. This will bring with it a big transport challenge. The federal government has stopped treating airports as if they were some sort of UFO that it controls without thinking about the way in which they impact on the communities around them. The federal government has given the state government $3 million to start work on a strategic framework for the transport networks in and out of this new facility. It is all good, and the state and federal governments are continuing with the dialogues, particularly to get more roads into your area, Mr Speaker.
Unsurprisingly, we have received a better deal. The total allocation for Western Australia in last night’s federal budget was $402 million. This is certainly the largest amount Western Australia has ever received. It compares very favourably with the amounts we have received over the past 11 years. Indeed, the average amount received over the past 11 years is about $250 million. Dr K.D. Hames : How much was it last year? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Last year it was $350 million, and that was a pre-election year. We have actually done $50 million better than that from the federal Labor government’s first budget. Western Australians can be very pleased that we have the attention of the federal government, and that it is prepared to invest in road infrastructure. The state government particularly notes the extra $170 million that the federal government has put into that very significant road, the Perth-Bunbury highway. The government also notes the federal government’s contribution of $14.7 million to another very important project, the Daddow Road rail grade separation project. This is a strategically very important piece of infrastructure that will allow the Kewdale freight terminal to work much better, and it will be a great outcome for both the trucking and rail industries. A further $3 million was allocated to allow the state government to carry out strategic road planning for the Perth airport in recognition of the fact that there will be a major shift of airport facilities. The domestic, regional and international airports will be co-located. This will bring with it a big transport challenge. The federal government has stopped treating airports as if they were some sort of UFO that it controls without thinking about the way in which they impact on the communities around them. The federal government has given the state government $3 million to start work on a strategic framework for the transport networks in and out of this new facility. It is all good, and the state and federal governments are continuing with the dialogues, particularly to get more roads into your area, Mr Speaker.
Dr K.D. Hames : How much was it last year? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Last year it was $350 million, and that was a pre-election year. We have actually done $50 million better than that from the federal Labor government’s first budget. Western Australians can be very pleased that we have the attention of the federal government, and that it is prepared to invest in road infrastructure. The state government particularly notes the extra $170 million that the federal government has put into that very significant road, the Perth-Bunbury highway. The government also notes the federal government’s contribution of $14.7 million to another very important project, the Daddow Road rail grade separation project. This is a strategically very important piece of infrastructure that will allow the Kewdale freight terminal to work much better, and it will be a great outcome for both the trucking and rail industries. A further $3 million was allocated to allow the state government to carry out strategic road planning for the Perth airport in recognition of the fact that there will be a major shift of airport facilities. The domestic, regional and international airports will be co-located. This will bring with it a big transport challenge. The federal government has stopped treating airports as if they were some sort of UFO that it controls without thinking about the way in which they impact on the communities around them. The federal government has given the state government $3 million to start work on a strategic framework for the transport networks in and out of this new facility. It is all good, and the state and federal governments are continuing with the dialogues, particularly to get more roads into your area, Mr Speaker.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Last year it was $350 million, and that was a pre-election year. We have actually done $50 million better than that from the federal Labor government’s first budget. Western Australians can be very pleased that we have the attention of the federal government, and that it is prepared to invest in road infrastructure. The state government particularly notes the extra $170 million that the federal government has put into that very significant road, the Perth-Bunbury highway. The government also notes the federal government’s contribution of $14.7 million to another very important project, the Daddow Road rail grade separation project. This is a strategically very important piece of infrastructure that will allow the Kewdale freight terminal to work much better, and it will be a great outcome for both the trucking and rail industries. A further $3 million was allocated to allow the state government to carry out strategic road planning for the Perth airport in recognition of the fact that there will be a major shift of airport facilities. The domestic, regional and international airports will be co-located. This will bring with it a big transport challenge. The federal government has stopped treating airports as if they were some sort of UFO that it controls without thinking about the way in which they impact on the communities around them. The federal government has given the state government $3 million to start work on a strategic framework for the transport networks in and out of this new facility. It is all good, and the state and federal governments are continuing with the dialogues, particularly to get more roads into your area, Mr Speaker.
A further $3 million was allocated to allow the state government to carry out strategic road planning for the Perth airport in recognition of the fact that there will be a major shift of airport facilities. The domestic, regional and international airports will be co-located. This will bring with it a big transport challenge. The federal government has stopped treating airports as if they were some sort of UFO that it controls without thinking about the way in which they impact on the communities around them. The federal government has given the state government $3 million to start work on a strategic framework for the transport networks in and out of this new facility. It is all good, and the state and federal governments are continuing with the dialogues, particularly to get more roads into your area, Mr Speaker.
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