--- title: "Steve Martin: \"Whatever you think of how the new bridge looks, there's noth…\" | Politics Computer" description: "Whatever you think of how the new bridge looks, there's nothing subjective about the WA Labor government's eye-watering blowout.\n\nFrom $230m to at lea" url: "https://politics.computer/ad/1b0b9da3b93cdcaefccdce20c47746673721736d095fdc64ac14817419ce4c8c" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Ads](https://politics.computer/ads) / [Steve Martin](https://politics.computer/mp/steve-martin) **Steve Martin** Sponsored, paid for by Steve Martin MLC Whatever you think of how the new bridge looks, there's nothing subjective about the WA Labor government's eye-watering blowout. From $230m to at least $596m, and with a major part of the original project - the rail component - taken out. Every dollar over budget is a dollar denied to other important projects. Taxpayers deserve a better explanation for how Labor got the cost so wrong than single-sentence answers to Parliamentary Questions. Read more: https://thewest.com.au/opinion/paul-murray-how-to-build-one-ugly-bridge-for-price-of-two-c-23124697 ![](https://politics.computer/media/1b0b9da3b93cdcaefccdce20c47746673721736d095fdc64ac14817419ce4c8c?w=480) instagram.com Visit Instagram profile MP, Western Australia # [Steve Martin](https://politics.computer/mp/steve-martin) [Steve Martin](https://politics.computer/mp/steve-martin), member for [Western Australia](https://politics.computer/seats/wa-council/western-australia), [Liberal](https://politics.computer/party/liberal) Paid for by Steve Martin MLC Spent Under $100 Times shown 3K–4K Running since 10 Nov 2026 Still running. ## What the ad says Whatever you think of how the new bridge looks, there's nothing subjective about the WA Labor government's eye-watering blowout. 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