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This division relates to the Policies _[For privatising government assets](/policies/21)_ and _[For increasing funding to road infrastructure](/policies/38)_. The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2014-06-19.27.18) "_that the [amendments](http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2014-06-19.22.2) be agreed to_", which means that they were rejected. The amendments were introduced by Labor MP [Anthony Albanese](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Anthony_Albanese&mpc=Grayndler&house=representatives). Mr Albanese explained that the amendments "improve governance around the way in which grants are made from this so-called Asset Recycling Fund"(Read Mr Albanese's full explanation and the related debate [here](http://www.openaustralia.org/debates/?id=2014-06-19.22.1). ) ('ARF'). The ARF is "a dedicated investment vehicle, with a focus on providing financial assistance and incentives to the states and territories, to create new productive infrastructure".(Read more about the Asset Recycling Fund and the background to the bill in its [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1314a/14bd090). ) _Background to the bills_ The [Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr5255%22) and the related [Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr5256%22) were introduced to create the Asset Recycling Fund ('ARF'). The ARF is the fund from which grants to states and territories will be sourced under the Asset Recycling Initiative ('ARI'), which was developed to assist states to privatise assets and to speed up the construction of transport infrastructure in capital cities.(Read the Deputy Prime Minister [Warren Truss](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp

House of Representatives, 2014-06-19. negative: ayes 55, noes 83.

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This division relates to the Policies _[For privatising government assets](/policies/21)_ and _[For increasing funding to road infrastructure](/policies/38)_. The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2014-06-19.27.18) "_that the [amendments](http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2014-06-19.22.2) be agreed to_", which means that they were rejected. The amendments were introduced by Labor MP [Anthony Albanese](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Anthony_Albanese&mpc=Grayndler&house=representatives). Mr Albanese explained that the amendments "improve governance around the way in which grants are made from this so-called Asset Recycling Fund"(Read Mr Albanese's full explanation and the related debate [here](http://www.openaustralia.org/debates/?id=2014-06-19.22.1). ) ('ARF'). The ARF is "a dedicated investment vehicle, with a focus on providing financial assistance and incentives to the states and territories, to create new productive infrastructure".(Read more about the Asset Recycling Fund and the background to the bill in its [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1314a/14bd090). ) _Background to the bills_ The [Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr5255%22) and the related [Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr5256%22) were introduced to create the Asset Recycling Fund ('ARF'). The ARF is the fund from which grants to states and territories will be sourced under the Asset Recycling Initiative ('ARI'), which was developed to assist states to privatise assets and to speed up the construction of transport infrastructure in capital cities.(Read the Deputy Prime Minister [Warren Truss](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp

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