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.
Help Our Highway
List: The broken Bruce Highway promises that still haunt us
It’s Queensland’s biggest traffic carrier – and one of the nation’s deadliest roads. This is the story of all the calls for upgrades through the years. SPECIAL REPORT
Dutton chipped over silence on Bruce Highway funding figure
The federal government has called out Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s refusal to match Labor’s $7.2bn funding pledge for the Bruce Highway ahead of the looming election.
‘Hey Albo, we’re not silly – we know you’re trying to win votes’
A $7.2bn Bruce Highway upgrade has been announced by the Albanese Government but what do Queenslanders think? WHAT YOU SAID
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Editor’s view: Proper commitment needed to finally fix deadly Bruce Hwy
An extra $259m for the Bruce Highway from the Commonwealth is welcomed, but we are demanding there be a proper commitment made to the people of Queensland who rely on this road.
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.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
‘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.
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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