Mr McCORMACK (Riverina—Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development and Leader of the Nationals) (14:32): I thank the member for Solomon for his question—indeed, I do. The Northern Territory is a vital part of the infrastructure component of the budget. I speak to members in the Northern Territory all the time, whether it's Lia Finnochiaro, the leader of the CLP in that great territory, or indeed Michael Gunner or Eva Lawler. I speak to them and I acknowledge the role that they play in wanting to build, needing to build, demanding to build, expecting to build and deserving to have the infrastructure that we are rolling out right across the nation. But, as I told the member for Ballarat in answer to her question, there is no cut to infrastructure spending. We are getting on with delivery, whether it's in the Northern Territory or anywhere else across this land. Overall infrastructure funding has increased over the forward estimates and has increased since the last budget—which was just in October last year—from $60 billion over the four years from 2020-21 to $70 billion over the four years from 2021-22. Now, $70 billion is a higher number than $60 billion; I will just put that out there. The 2021-22 budget includes— The SPEAKER: The Deputy Prime Minister will resume his seat. Mr Albanese: Mr Speaker, I raise a point of order on relevance. It was a very specific question. It went to new investment in the Northern Territory as shown on page 153 of the budget papers. It's really easy to identify. It's all the gaps—all the zeros that are there. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition has made his point of order. I say to the Deputy Prime Minister that it was a specific question. But, having said that, the way it's phrased can't compel, as I've said— Ms Plibersek interjecting— The SPEAKER: Member for Sydney! As I've said before, questions might be framed to try and elicit a yes or no answer. Even though that is the case, the minister is not compelled to give a yes or no answer. But the Deputy Prime Minister must be relevant to the question of infrastructure in the Northern Territory. I will call him back to the dispatch box, but infrastructure outside the Northern Territory isn't relevant. He can refer to the budget in regard to the Northern Territory. Mr McCORMACK: The Northern Territory will benefit from the additional billion dollars we are placing in the road safety package. I see the member for Solomon nodding. The Northern Territory will benefit from a further billion dollars in funding for the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program. The Northern Territory will benefit from the defence spending that we are doing in the Northern Territory—$760 million. The Northern Territory will benefit— The SPEAKER: I say to the Deputy Prime Minister that he's been asked about a specific part of the budget. He is not responsible for defence spending, and that is not what the question was about. The Deputy Prime Minister needs to be relevant to the question or wind up his answer. Mr McCORMACK: There's $150 million for phase 2 of the Northern Territory national network highway upgrades and $173.6 million towards the sixth corridor of the Roads of Strategic Importance initiative. That supports the development of the gas industry in the Beetaloo sub-basin and, indeed, $0.3 million for a development study of the proposed Tennant Creek multimodal facility and rail terminal, which I visited not that long ago. When, you might ask? We are getting on with the job. We will work with the Northern Territory government, because that's what we do. They give us their priorities. We invest in them. We do it on an 80-20 basis when it comes to regional areas, unlike Labor, where it's only 50-50. That's why—let me tell you—territory and state governments love it when the Liberals and Nationals are in government. It's because they get more value for their infrastructure dollar.