Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King has downplayed any tensions with her state counterparts, after states erupted over $33bn in infrastructure cuts following an infrastructure review last year.
At the time, NSW Premier Chris Minns was one of the most outspoken critics of the federal government, after 17 of the state’s road, carpark and rail projects were scrapped of federal funding, totalling $3.6bn.
The federal government have yet to acknowledge the cuts, and have maintained the $120bn infrastructure pipeline is at “record” levels.
In a question and answer forum on Thursday’s Airport City Summit, which marked 10 years since Badgerys Creek was named as the site for the airport, Ms King said she had a close working relationship with her counterparts, NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen, NSW Roads Minister John Graham, and NSW Regional Transport and Roads Minister Jenny Aitchison.
The question was posed by event organiser Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue’s (WSLD)’s chief executive Adam Leto.
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