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• $1.8 billion - new operating spending.
• $4 billion - new capital expenditure.
• $64,300 - the average wage to rise to this by 2021 (from $58,900).
• 215,000 extra jobs forecast to be created over next four years.
• 3.1 per cent - forecast GDP growth over five years.
• $9.2 billion in state highways over four years.
• 540km of state highways to be built over four years.