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Media Release: Local MP Slams WA Government's Metronet Mismanagement
HON ANDREW HASTIE MP
FEDERAL MEMBER FOR CANNING
SHADOW MINISTER FOR DEFENCE
SHADOW MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY
SHADOW MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL
MEDIA RELEASE
13 May 2024
LOCAL MP SLAMS WA GOVERNMENT’S METRONET MISMANAGEMENT
Federal Member for Canning Andrew Hastie MP has described the WA Labor Government’s handling of Metronet as “abysmal”, following the unveiling of WA’s 2024-25 State Budget by Treasurer Rita Saffioti.
The Budget shows an eye-watering budget blowout to Metronet of $707 million.
“Metronet continues to haunt the WA Labor Government as their biggest failure of public policy,” Mr Hastie said.
“For the past eight years, Rita Saffioti has prioritised Metronet as her pet project. She has placed construction workers under strain, which has ultimately resulted in a depletion of the construction workforce in our state.”
“Year after year, Western Australians have seen Metronet delayed and blown out by millions of dollars. It’s a far cry from what we were promised back in 2017 when Mark McGowan was swept into power on the golden promise of Metronet.”
The Budget also shows that spending for the Byford Rail Extension, a project funded jointly by the Commonwealth and State Governments, has been pushed into 2025/26.
“I delivered $250.5 million of funding for the Byford Rail Extension under the former Morrison Government,” Mr Hastie said.
“My community doesn’t need this project in the distant future, we need it now.”
“We can’t afford any delays. It’s Western Australians who foot the bill for Labor’s mismanagement and incompetence to deliver Metronet.”
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