Tuesday, 13 August 2024

 Kim WELLS (Rowville) (13:46): How much more proof do we need before we realise the state Labor government is riddled with corruption? I am unclear if I should be directing this statement towards the Premier or if I should be directing it towards the leader of the Labor Party John Setka and the CFMEU, because it is the CFMEU deciding on how much our state projects will cost. Since this Labor government came to power, major projects have blown out by $40 billion. Labor has been telling us that we all need to tighten our belts due to paying off the huge debts that occurred during COVID. Families in Victoria and the Rowville electorate have had to dig deeper into their pockets to pay down a crippling $188 billion debt, a debt the government claim is because of COVID, yet from recent coverage it is clear that it is overcost and overbudget state projects that are the true cause of families now having to do it tough. With the CFMEU dictating to this government that a stop-sign holder should get $120,000, which is $45,000 more than a state primary school teacher gets in Victoria, Labor values its Labor mates more than the education of our future generations.