When it comes to this government, they are all about announcement and not delivery.
I note the so-called new infrastructure announcements around the states and territories today, again, a sleight of hand, all smirk and mirrors from a government that never delivers what it promises.
It said it’s over 10 years, so I bet you this – when you look at the details, it will all be in the out years. Some of these so-called announcements have been announced three times. I note one of the big packages in New South Wales is for the M1. Well, we all know that the big congestion is around Hexham, that was announced during the 2019 budget.
They haven’t dug a hole yet and yet they’re announcing further projects again.
This is a government that have underspent on average $1.2bn per year over its eight long years as a gap between what they have announced in the budget they would spend in the next 12 months and what they have actually invested because for this government, it’s all about announcement, never about delivery, always about the photo op, never about the follow-up.