❓ A parliamentary question regarding the Metronet Thornlie-Cockburn Link project is met with a defensive response highlighting the Opposition's past criticism and deflecting direct answers by referencing public documents. The government challenges the opposition's commitment to the project.
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I refer to the Metronet Thornlie – Cockburn Link, and I ask: (a) What is the announced completion timeline; (b) What is the expected completion timeline; (c) Please detail the timeline for staging; (d) What was the initial forecast cost for the project; (e) What is the current forecast cost for the project; and (f) Please detail changes in contract costs?
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Answered
4 August 2021
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
2 days
It is noted that the Opposition has resisted METRONET for several years. The Leader of the Opposition Mia Davies has labelled METRONET as “not the need-to-have projects” and a “vanity project” that should be pushed back. The Member must clarify whether the METRONET Thornlie-Cockburn Link is a project that the Opposition wants to cancel.
The Member will know the McGowan Labor Government currently has 9 METRONET projects underway and 1 project completed.
(a) - (b) Please refer to the ministerial media statement dated 23 August 2020.
(c) The Member is asked to clarify what is meant by the term staging.
(d) - (f) Refer to the 2020-21 State Budget Papers and ministerial media statement dated 23 August 2020.
The Member will know the McGowan Labor Government currently has 9 METRONET projects underway and 1 project completed.
(a) - (b) Please refer to the ministerial media statement dated 23 August 2020.
(c) The Member is asked to clarify what is meant by the term staging.
(d) - (f) Refer to the 2020-21 State Budget Papers and ministerial media statement dated 23 August 2020.
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