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.
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.
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
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.
A $7.2bn Bruce Highway upgrade has been announced by the Albanese Government but what do Queenslanders think? WHAT YOU SAID
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.
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.
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.
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”.
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.
There will be serious action on the Bruce Highway if the LNP takes government, Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has vowed.
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.
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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