The Hon. PENNY SHARPE: My question is directed to the Minister for Roads and Ports. Given that the budget papers indicate that an additional $45 million in revenue will be collected from fines, why does this week's budget show a $200 million drop in funding for new roads, a $100 million drop in funding for the maintenance of existing roads and a $33 million drop in funding for improvements in the traffic network?

The Hon. DUNCAN GAY: The problem with the now Opposition members, who were Government members, is that they just do not understand finances. That is why they are in trouble. What we have done—they do not like to admit it because, as I have said on numerous occasions in this House, they hate good news—is put in place the biggest budget for roads in New South Wales history as far as the contribution by the State Government. I made sure I used the correct wording because it could easily be confused with last year's record budget. Last year's roads budget was a record budget in total and this year's budget is slightly less in total. But the New South Wales Government's contribution to that total is the greatest ever.

The Hon. Greg Donnelly: You have to distinguish this.

The Hon. DUNCAN GAY: I hear those opposite asking: What is the difference? Why have we got less this year than last year? I suspect they know the answer and they do not want to hear it. The fact is that the Federal Government's contribution to New South Wales this year is less than last year. One wonders why those opposite step up day after day and ask me these questions.

The Hon. Steve Whan: Well, you would get a lot more if you matched their funding on the Pacific Highway.

The Hon. DUNCAN GAY: There he is—Super Steve sitting on the losers' lounge.

The Hon. Greg Donnelly: Point of order: I insist that this is not the "losers' lounge" and ask the member not to use that terminology.

The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. Greg Donnelly has taken points of order in this vein before. I refer him to my previous rulings.

The Hon. DUNCAN GAY: Unfortunately, the Opposition has opened the wound again. It is like picking the scab on something that is infected. Opposition members are in denial. Their mate Anthony Albanese, the Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, has dudded New South Wales of $2.31 million. Shame on Anthony Albanese, shame on his supporters across the Chamber and shame on the Independent Federal member for Lyne. It is a disgrace. He is a man that does not want to represent New South Wales. What is the answer? The shadow Minister for Transport's solution on how to recoup the money that Anthony Albanese stole from New South Wales is to take it away from western Sydney—that is, remove it from John Robertson's electorate. Sorry Robbo.

The Hon. Penny Sharpe: Point of order: Mr President, you ruled on this issue yesterday. If the Minister wishes to make allegations about where I think funding should go in western Sydney he should do so by way of substantive motion.

The Hon. DUNCAN GAY: You told us.

The Hon. Penny Sharpe: It is inappropriate and wrong.

The PRESIDENT: Order! This is a different matter to the matter I ruled on yesterday. There is no point of order. I remind the member that other forms of the House are available to her should she wish to respond to the Minister's comments.

The Hon. DUNCAN GAY: As if it was not bad enough that first of all we got Anthony Albanese—[Time expired.]