Opened the debate
Roberts argued that the Minister failed to provide an update on the GAIN project despite receiving advance notice. Roberts stated that One Nation was not seeking credit for the projects but wanted them advanced expeditiously. Roberts claimed that international merchant banks were willing to finance productive infrastructure but required government skin in the game to trust the process. Roberts cited past failures such as Inland Rail and Snowy Hydro 2.0 as reasons for this lack of trust. Roberts asserted that growing GDP through infrastructure was necessary to maintain living standards amidst population growth.