CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 11 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:
Jim Chalmers:
Queensland does really well out of this Albanese Labor government. As a Queenslander and as Treasurer, that will never change. Queensland is benefiting from billions of extra dollars in investment from the Commonwealth government. We have invested billions more in hospitals and schools, in roads, the stamp duty take has come up substantially over the last couple of years and Queensland's getting more GST revenue as well. Now, there are a range of reasons why the Queensland Budget is under pressure and why it's at risk of a ratings downgrade. But the Commonwealth is not one of those reasons. The Commonwealth government, the Albanese Labor g...