Heidi Alexander: “If I may use 30 more seconds? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.”

Today we’re giving local leaders more power to shape transport in their community.

This is a signal of the importance the government places on the need for expansion and will be an important additional factor in the planning balance.

I tried couch to 5k, and found it really difficult. But ask me to leave my car at home and cycle five or 10 minutes to the supermarket when I want to pick up some milk and a loaf of bread, that’s something that I could easily do.

I’m grateful to emergency services who are on the scene, attending to those affected.