‘They’re being cut’: Bridget McKenzie slams govt’s claim of ‘more funding’ for Western Sydney

Shadow Infrastructure Minister Bridget McKenzie has called out the Albanese government for claiming “more funding” was going into Western Sydney infrastructure projects when “they’re being cut”. According to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics this week, inflation fell to 3.6 per cent in the year to March, which is down from 4.1 per cent in the 12 months to December. “I am arguing that you should be spending it on productivity-enhancing infrastructure that’s also dealing with the migration disaster that you’ve got,” Ms McKenzie told Sky News Australia. “We saw an embarrassing thing from the Labor government senior Cabinet ministers this week in Western Sydney with their talking points out of PMO or Catherine King’s office, saying more funding was going into infrastructure projects in Western Sydney when they’re being cut. “The only new projects are stadiums for premiers and the Suburban Rail Link.”