PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said he and his wife Lucy like to “Netflix and chill”.

The 62-year-old made the statement during an interview this morning with Brisbane radio hosts Bianca, Terry & Bob from 97.3FM.

During a quick-fire question round, Bianca asked: “Do you ever Netflix and chill with Lucy?”

The presenters could be heard muffling their giggles as Mr Turnbull replied enthusiastically: “Yes, yes we do”.

media_camera The comments were made on 97.3FM radio while being interviewed by Bob Gallagher, Bianca Dye and Terry Hansen. Picture: Tara Croser

“Netflix and chill” is generally used as a euphemism for having sex, and refers to someone asking if their partner wants to ‘Netflix and chill’ as an invitation for having sex.

The millennial term often suggests a casual relationship and is a popular question on the dating app Tinder.

It is not known whether Mr Turnbull was aware of the sexual connotation when he answered the question, but went on to tell Bianca he and Lucy had watched political drama House of Cards (presumably before “chilling”).

Mr Turnbull is in Queensland for the rest of the week to spruik the Federal Budget, and will be heading to Rockhampton and Emerald tomorrow.

He said on Wednesday the states can’t keep “using the federal government like an ATM” to get money for infrastructure projects.

The comments come as the Queensland Government continues to lobby Mr Turnbull to match its $850 million commitment to start work on Brisbane’s Cross River Rail project.

Mr Turnbull repeated his concerns about the business case for the project, despite one being delivered by the state Labor Government late last year.

“We need to get better value out of our infrastructure investment than we have in the past,” the Prime Minister said.

“We need to be investing more and treating these taxpayer dollars with more respect so that we get the maximum output from it, rather than just treating the Commonwealth Government like a cash dispenser machine.”

Mr Turnbull also said he remained “nonplussed” by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk abandoning her usually cordial relationship with him in the lead-up to the federal budget, making several strong-worded demands about Cross River Rail.

Following the budget, which overlooked the $5.4 billion project, Ms Palaszczuk described the lack of funding as a “slap in the face” and vowed to continue to lobby for greater Commonwealth assistance.

The budget included money for projects in Melbourne and Sydney, as well as a multi-billion dollar federal rail fund which could be used to fund Cross River Rail, but not before 2019.