Mr MURPHY (10:57 PM) —Mr Speaker, at the most recent Sydney Airport Community Forum I expressed my grave concern at the inability or unwillingness of the Minister for Transport and Regional Services to implement the long-term operating plan for Sydney airport. On 28 May last year at the forum I moved a motion that was carried unanimously by SACF calling on the minister to direct Airservices Australia to implement a project schedule for the full and complete implementation of the long-term operating plan. To date, this project schedule has not been done. This motion provided a detailed summary of what the schedule was to contain. On 4 February we had the farcical situation of Airservices Australia giving a presentation and tabling a summary of progress which was a response to my motion and which in no way complied with the motion that was called for last May. In fact, it showed that, in the time since that motion was passed, air traffic movements to the north have gotten worseand we had Airservices saying that aircraft movements to the north have improved considerably.

The reality is that aircraft movements to the south of Sydney Harbourthat is, the electorates of Lowe, Grayndler, Watson and Sydneyhave got considerably worse. Quite plainly, Minister Anderson must be brought in and must force Airservices Australia to comply with those motions that are passed by SAFC to see the full implementation of the long-term operating plan and, moreover, to make a decision about the second airport for Sydney. Quite frankly, until we get a decision for a second airportand Badgerys Creek looks like the only realistic optionthe residents in my electorate of Lowe and indeed Sydney are going to suffer. This is totally unacceptable. For the minister to allow Airservices Australia to say that things are getting better is just lies.

Mr SPEAKER —Order! It being 11 p.m., the debate is interrupted.

Mr Truss —Mr Speaker, I require that the debate be extended.

Mr SPEAKER —The debate may continue until 11.10 p.m.