Senator RICE (Victoria) (14:51): Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. WestConnex is another massive, polluting tollway that residents do not want, with many of the hallmarks of the east-west tollroad. Residents do not want it and it will not fix congestion. Given the lessons learnt in Victoria, why is the government continuing to commit billions of federal taxpayer dollars? Is this part of what the Australian newspaper asserts with the headline: 'Perhaps the PM just isn't any good at politics'?