Opposition leader Bill Shorten has promised $6 billion in federal funding for western Sydney rail projects if he's successful at the next federal election.
In a speech to Labor faithful at the party's annual state conference in Sydney's Town Hall on Sunday, Mr Shorten seized on the government's "disproportionate" tax policy on the day workers' penalty rates were cut across the country.
Mr Shorten committed $3 billion to the Sydney Metro West project, linking the city to Parramatta, and another $3 billion to the Western Sydney Rail project, which will connect all of the city to the new airport planned for Sydney's west.
The NSW government has also reserved $3 billion for the Sydney Metro West project - which will double capacity between the CBD and Parramatta.
"If I'm Prime Minister, my government will do our part, we'll put in our share of the money to make Metro West a reality," Mr Shorten told the conference.
"We have a responsibility to make sure these communities remain great places to live, work and raise your kids."
Federal opposition leader Bill Shorten during his address at the NSW Labor Annual State Conference. Source: AAP
He took aim at Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's values, promising the crowd he would reverse penalty rate cuts - which took affect on Sunday - if elected.
"Your penalty rates matter to me just as much as the Prime Minister's giveaway to the banks matters to him," Mr Shorten said.
"That's where the other fellow and I are different."
Mr Shorten told the conference equal pay for women was also a first order economic priority for a Labor government.
In the final NSW Labor conference before both state and federal elections, Mr Shorten also promised $300 million in federal funding for parking facilities near public transport amenities.
"This may not sound glamorous, it's not anything '2.0' - but I reckon when there are practical things we can do to make your life easier, we should just get on and do them."
