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Staggering cost as Bruce Hwy closures total a month per year

When the Bruce is closed, Queensland is closed, and it was closed for an appalling amount of time in 2024, writes Brent Mickelberg.

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‘Tin pot dictator’: Union slams LNP’s plan to ban CFMEU from Bruce Hwy fix

A major union has slammed Peter Dutton’s Bruce Highway funding caveat to exclude the CFMEU from future projects, warning that any move to ban workers from sites would be illegal.

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The Bruce Highway will receive billions in funding regardless of the federal election outcome, after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton declared he would match the government’s $7.2bn funding pledge.

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Dutton to match $7.2bn pledge, bans CFMEU from all future Bruce Hwy projects

The Bruce Highway will receive billions in funding regardless of the federal election outcome, after Peter Dutton matched the government’s $7.2bn pledge and vowed to ban the militant union.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - JULY 6, 2024. Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton (right) and Queensland Opposition Leader David Crisafulli during the LNP Convention in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NewsWire

Dutton takes a leaf out of Crisafulli’s playbook

The smart way to limit any political capital the Prime Minister may have won on the Bruce Highway would have been to immediately match the funding commitment, writes the editor.

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Demand for Bruce Hwy truce as 41 killed, funding pleas ‘ignored’

Queensland MPs have ramped up funding calls for the Bruce Highway ahead of the federal election following a horror year in which 41 people were killed on the road.

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Demands to fix Bruce Hwy escalate after latest flood nightmare

A fresh push has been mounted for upgrades to keep the Bruce Highway high and dry, after it once again failed to help keep Queensland moving amid heavy rain along the east coast.

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The state government must âdo moreâ on the Bruce Highway Premier David Crisafulli has said.

Bruce Hwy claims 33 lives: Premier vows to fix deadly ‘goat track’

Three people a month have been killed on the notorious Bruce Hwy this year with the state government promising a “long-term strategy” which the Opposition says is “not going to save a single life”.

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The state government must âdo moreâ on the Bruce Highway Premier David Crisafulli has said.

Premier’s vow after three killed in 24 hours on Bruce Hwy

In wake of three deaths on the Bruce Highway in the past 24 hours, new Premier David Crisafulli has vowed to have an advisory body up-and-running by the end of the year.

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Leader of the Opposition David Crisafulli on the campaign bus near Yeppoon. Picture: Liam Kidston.

I’ll fix it: Crisafulli hits the highway with ultimate poll pledge

There will be serious action on the Bruce Highway if the LNP takes government, Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has vowed.

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Premier Steven Miles has been confronted about the state of the Bruce Highway while walking through a busy shopping mall in Mackay.

‘Mate, you gonna fix the Bruce Hwy?’: Voter confronts Premier

Premier Steven Miles says the state government is focused on the Bruce Highway after he was confronted by a voter in a Mackay shopping centre on day two of the election campaign.

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Traffic jam for miles as the flood damaged Bruce Highway causes massive delays between Maryborough and Gympie. Picture Lachie Millard

Bruce Hwy is Qld’s most hated road – these are the next nine

Drivers are up to five times as likely to crash on parts of the Bruce Highway than those in remote areas of NSW and Victoria, new figures show.

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Deputy Premier Cameron Dick at Walkabout Creek Discovery Centre at The Gap on Sunday. Picture Lachie Millard

Dick says Albo open to 80 per cent share of Bruce Hwy funding

The state government is adamant its federal counterparts will overturn a detrimental Bruce Highway funding decision despite repeated rejections from the Prime Minister.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 19, 2024: The Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton speaks to the media during a visit to the Valley District cricket club in Ashgrove. Picture: NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

Coalition drops major Bruce Highway funding bombshell

Queensland’s deadliest highway would receive a major funding boost under a reinstated 80:20 split if the Coalition wins the federal election in 2025.

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Revealed: Truth about cost of 2032 Games vs Bruce Hwy fix

New state government modelling shows how the cost of fixing the Bruce Highway compares to that of building Olympic venues.

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