Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is a great pleasure to be here today and I thank Greg Pearce for the opportunity to discuss one of the most important issues on which the next election will be fought – infrastructure and the rebuilding of New South Wales.

On March 24 next year - less than a year from now – the people of New South Wales will have a clear choice and an historic opportunity to change the government.

NSW Liberal Leader and Shadow Treasurer Peter Debnam said today Premier Iemma was running from scrutiny of his crisis Budget and it's important for the people of NSW that Parliament sit an extra week after the Budget.

NSW Liberal Leader Peter Debnam said today the escalating road toll was no surprise to highway patrol police starved of resources.

The NSW Budget crisis is now in print with the announcement the Iemma Government has been forced to delay the State Budget by one week, NSW Liberal Leader and Shadow Treasurer Peter Debnam said today.