In a sign of how vital southeast Queensland will be to the government’s election prospects Prime Minister Scott Morrison is spending the week on the hustings.

The PM came armed with a pledge to create 1.25 million jobs in the next five years and hundreds of millions of dollars for congestion busting projects.

Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population Minister Alan Tudge tells Mark all the projects, big and small, are aimed at making life easier for commuters.

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