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House of RepresentativesThursday 10 September 2026

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Mr ALBANESE (Grayndler—Prime Minister) (15:03): In 2019, there was a campaign where Linda Burney, the local member, was one of the leaders of the campaign. I certainly supported it, as did people throughout the area of the Inner West, on both sides of the Cooks River, because this is an absolutely vital and precious piece of the Inner West of Sydney—just like we have had projects including the Cooks River bike path, just like the water park down there at Steel Park and a range of other projects that have improved the amenity.

What we did was go to an election campaign and make commitments for around about 500 projects. What you did was you went to an election campaign with more than triple—$1.6 billion for more than 1,000 projects. But you couldn't find one of the 1,000 in the Inner West of Sydney.

The SPEAKER: Is the manager seeking to table a document? Mr Tehan: I'd like to table the Daily Telegraph article which refers to the Prime Minister as an honorary member. Here it is.

Mr Burke: Leave is not granted. It is online.

SourceHouse of Representatives, Thursday 10 September 2026 — official recordTA-260910-house-a2e4149ecab3:s150