How roads and railways became tricky terrain for Labor

Promising billions of dollars for new road and rail projects is the easy part of government. Delivering on those commitments is a different matter.

Ronald MizenPolitical correspondent

Nov 10, 2023 – 10.25am

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Sunshine Coast mayor Mark Jamieson has a message for the Albanese government’s Queensland ministers Jim Chalmers, Murray Watt and Anthony Chisholm: it’s time to step up and deliver for your state.

This week, the Treasurer sparked an uproar when he repeated a warning from Infrastructure Minister Catherine King that dozens of road and rail projects were set to be axed or delayed due to a $33 billion budget blowout.

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Ronald MizenPolitical correspondentRonald Mizen is the Financial Review’s political correspondent, reporting from the press gallery at Parliament House, Canberra.