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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

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JANUARY 06, 2025: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is on Noosa road beside the Bruse Hwy. The Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese kicks off 2025 in near Gympie. The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, is in Gympie today with Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Minister Catherine King and Minister Murray Watt. Picture: NewsWire / John Gass

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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.

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Police have closed the road after a crash just north of the AIMS turnoff on the Bruce Highway, south of Townsville.

‘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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Art work for fatal anniversary

‘Finally doing something about it’: Partner dreading crash anniversary

News of an upgrade to the Bruce Highway comes at a bittersweet time for a young Queensland woman mourning her partner.

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Major roadblock as Premier, PM meet to prioritise critical Bruce Hwy fixes

Steven Miles and Anthony Albanese are set to meet to discuss priority safety upgrades to the beleaguered Bruce Highway, but there’s still a major issue that could block the funds needed to get the jobs done.

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Bruce Highway has eight out of 10 Queensland road blackspots

‘Someone’s got to stand up’: Widow’s demand as Bruce Highway blackspots shame state

Eight of the 10 worst crash hotspots in all of Queensland are located on the Bruce Highway, new analysis of thousands of smashes has revealed. SEE THE MAP

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20 years behind: Qld students in danger over bus seatbelt lapse

Queensland’s motoring body has slammed the state’s lack of action over a safety feature on school buses, saying it is almost 20 years behind other states, as terrified parents voice their concern.

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A war of words has erupted between state and federal Labor governments. Transport Minister Bart Mellish (pictured top right), Blair MP Shayne Neumann (middle right), Federal MP for Wide Bay Llew O'Brien (bottom right).

Road to ruin: Political bickering continues on Bruce Hwy fix

A war of words has erupted between the state and federal Labor governments over the Bruce Highway and what should be the funding model.

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We're working hard to inspect and repair potholes on the Bruce Highway between St Lawrence and Gin Gin due to heavy rainfall that has impacted road networks in Central Queensland. Picture Transport and Main Roads Queensland

Poor state of major highway demands better response

Another day, another crash that meant the Bruce Highway had to be shut in both directions. It’s not good enough and it still feels like our governments are stalled when it comes to what must be done, writes the Editor.

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The agony of waiting for someone who’s never coming home

The families of Bruce Hwy crash victims have called for action, saying their loved ones will have lost their lives for nothing if there isn’t change to the notorious highway.

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Art work for two premiers

No Bruce 2 for you: Four-year-old election promise yet to be delivered

No major construction work to build a billion-dollar alternative to the Bruce Highway has been completed four years after it was first promised.

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Bruce Hwy reopening plan in place as truckies demand danger money

A planned reopening date of the Bruce Hwy has been put in place, as transport companies reveal they’re charging danger money for truckies to travel the notorious road.

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Truck crash and subsequent explosion on the Bruce Highway at Bororen in the vicinity of Atkinson Road, the Bruce Highway remains closed between Bororen township and Tannum Sands Road intersection. Transport and Main Roads have begun clearing the site.

No plan for death road as new images of apocalyptic scene emerge

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has refused to reveal a long-term plan to fix the Bruce Highway, as crews work to repair a section after a devastating chemical explosion.

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Dioneto Pereira de Souza has been identified as the 29-year-old truck driver killed in a catastrophic crash at Gindoran on the Bruce Hwy.

Statewide carnage: Young dad dies after 24hr Bruce Hwy shutdown

A 29-year-old truck driver, killed in a crash, has been identified and his long-haul colleagues are ‘in fear every night’ having to risk their lives on a 1400km death trap as industry experts slam the catastrophic cost of the bloody Bruce Highway.

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