QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator PAYMAN (Western Australia—Australia's Voice Whip) (14:51): I love how the minister used the last six seconds to allude to the question and try to answer it! According to the ABC, $3.54 billion has already been allocated to projects in New South Wales and Victoria. Why is WA being left behind, losing out on opportunities for creation of jobs and certainty and training, while the eastern states power ahead?