Thursday, 20 September 2018

 Mr ANDREWS (Mulgrave—Premier) (11:37): Four years ago we said that we would remove deadly and congested level crossings, and we have. Four years ago we said we would fix the ambulance crisis and end the war on our ambos, and we have. Four years ago we said that we would repair the shameful damage done to our TAFEs by this miserable lot opposite, and we have. Four years ago we said we would make Victoria the jobs engine room of our national economy, and we have — 370 000 extra jobs, more apprenticeships and using the powers of the government’s purchase to embed skills in our economy and to make sure that we look after those retrenched workers, those who are doing it tough, those who had been long-term unemployed. That is why we are the jobs engine room of our national economy.

We said we would upgrade schools, and we have: 1300 upgrades across the state and 70 brand-new schools. We said we would upgrade local roads, and we have, whether it be in the west or in the south-east.

Honourable members interjecting.

Mr Watt: On a point of order, Speaker —

Honourable members interjecting.

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Burwood, in silence.

Mr Watt: On a point of order, Speaker, the Premier —

Ms Allan interjected.

The SPEAKER: Order! The Leader of the House!

Mr Watt: On a point of order, Speaker, the Premier speaks about upgrading local roads — he could try and fix Warrigal Road. Nine months ago there was a landslip on Warrigal Road —

The SPEAKER: Order! Is there a point of order?

Mr Watt: That is a local road in my electorate. If the Premier wants to talk about fixing local roads, maybe he could just invest a bit of time and money into fixing Warrigal Road. Nine months! It is a bit of a joke —

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Burwood will resume his seat. There is no point of order.

Mr ANDREWS: Four years ago we said we would have Australia’s first royal commission into family violence, and we did. We are investing $2.5 billion to keep Victorian women and children safe. Do you know what else we did? When Rosie Batty stood here, everyone on this side of the house stood up, and we are proud of it.

It tells a powerful story of delivering on your commitments, getting things done, putting people first and making sure that we lead our nation in jobs, in road and rail infrastructure, in hospitals and schools, and in reform and improvements. That is Victoria at its best with a government that is not simply content to occupy the office but a government that gets things done.

Ms Sandell: On a point of order, Acting Speaker, I have three unanswered questions which I would like to draw your attention to: numbers 14 778, 14 776 and 14 671.

The ACTING SPEAKER (Ms Spence): I will refer them to the Speaker to follow up.