Mr ALBANESE (Grayndler—Prime Minister) (15:09): I thank whoever suggested that they give me a question on infrastructure! I thank them very much—whoever the member of the tactics committee was who put that forward. We've already said that, on the issue of migration: in 2019, they were in government, and their projections, of course, when they were in government were for higher migration than we have today—higher numbers. That is the fact. One of the things that have happened is—I will go through one example, really clearly, so that somehow they get this—you used to have students arrive in Australia who'd produce an income, and they'd count as part of the NOM. Students were coming for first year; other people would finish their degree and they'd go. What happened? There was a pandemic, and people didn't come, so they weren't there to go. What has happened now is the economy has opened up. Students are coming to start their degrees, but they're not leaving, because they haven't finished their degrees! I mean, it is not hard. Government members interjecting— The SPEAKER: Order. The Prime Minister will just pause for a moment. Members on my right will cease interjecting. The Manager of Opposition Business on a point of order? Mr Fletcher: On relevance, Mr Speaker: the question is not about the people who are coming. The question is: why did he say infrastructure was needed in 2019 but he now says it's not needed? The SPEAKER: The question also included the proposition of about 1.5 million people coming to Australia. I think that's what the Prime Minister is referring to in his answer. So I'm just going to ask him to continue. Mr ALBANESE: I certainly am. They don't even read their own questions before they ask them, Mr Speaker—and he's in charge of their tactics! The SPEAKER: Order. The Prime Minister will continue with his answer. Mr ALBANESE: So, when it comes to infrastructure, indeed, we will be a nation-building infrastructure government, and one of the things that we've done is reassess programs that weren't part of commitments that we made, because of their incompetence when it comes to infrastructure. And we saw that in project after project— Mr Fletcher interjecting— The SPEAKER: The Manager of Opposition Business has asked his question. M r ALBANESE: where projects that were worth hundreds of millions of dollars were promised, with funding attached to them worth $50 million or $40 million, and no state agreement, no partnership agreement and no process to actually deliver them, because they were incompetent when it comes to infrastructure. The best example of that, of course, is Inland Rail, where a project that began in single digits of billions of dollars of cost, has now been costed at $31 billion— Mr McCormack interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Riverina! Mr ALBANESE: with it literally being 'inland rail' because it doesn't go to a port anywhere! It doesn't go to Brisbane port, it didn't go to Gladstone port and it didn't go to Melbourne port. They had a project riddled by incompetence. So we had to do a review of that. And these projects are important, but you've actually got to get it right. You've got to get it right. And, just as this bloke got Badgerys Creek— (Time expired) Mr Fletcher interjecting— The SPEAKER: The Manager of Opposition Business will be warned if he continues to keep interjecting. Mr McCormack interjecting— The SPEAKER: Alright. The member for Riverina is warned. He's had a good go. Honourable members interjecting— The SPEAKER: Order! I want to hear from the member for Hasluck.