Qld parliament live blog: Bailey’s blowout: $3.1bn cost hike puts govt back in firing line
In an extraordinary intervention, the federal government has called on Mark Bailey to be transparent about the skyrocketing costs of projects.
Powerful Queensland Labor Senator and former party state secretary Anthony Chisholm has called for Transport Minister Mark Bailey to be transparent about the skyrocketing costs of projects.
In an extraordinary intervention, Senator Chisholm weighed in on the conduct of Mr Bailey, who this week said the federal government broke protocol by revealing the Gold Coast Faster Rail Project had increased by $3.1bn.
"He’s under significant pressure on cost overruns," Senator Chisholm said.
"He should be upfront with the people of Queensland and actually say these things are costing more.
"That’s what we’ve tried to do federally.
"The state government need to be upfront about that as well."
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