MR PALLAS (Treasurer) The fundamental argument of those opposite is that you should sit around and wait for whatever time it takes to set up a review process and not get on and deliver the vital infrastructure that Victorians expected. This government will not waste a day in delivering the infrastructure that Victorians voted for — the infrastructure that Victorians not only voted for but also are getting delivered in spades by this government.

Transparency, accountability and integrity are words that those opposite will never completely comprehend. They are the cornerstone of what this government does each and every day. This process is above and beyond reproach because, as the Premier has said, we have a business case and we have had questions directed at us about the integrity of the business case. You know what that is? That is called accountability, that is called transparency, and it is something that was subjected to independent rigour — something that those opposite never did. Those opposite should not try and hold us to their pathetic levels of accountability.

We, as a government, remain committed to openness and accountability, but importantly also to integrity in decision-making that enables us to stand up, look the people of Victoria in the eye and hold our business cases up for scrutiny rather than hide them away.