Editor’s view: Multibillion-dollar highway fix a win for Queensland
Today’s funding announcement for the Bruce Highway is a massive win for Queensland – and for the power of journalism, writes the editor.
Help Our Highway
Long-overdue upgrade an anniversary gift for grieving widow
The promise of $7 billion to fix the deadly Bruce Highway is welcome news for a widow, who can’t bring herself to visit the intersection where her husband died in a horrific truck collision.
MAPPED: Qld’s horror road toll – and the pleas for change
Queensland’s road toll has tragically reached 301 deaths – the highest in 15 years – prompting pleas for motorists to change their driving habits. SEE THE MAP
The last thing we need is more blame-shifting and talking
For too long, the state government has politicised the Bruce Highway, using a patchwork and piecemeal approach to try to convince regional Queenslanders that they care, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
PM hints at multibillion-dollar plan to ‘finish’ Bruce Highway
After facing a Bush Summit grilling over the state of the Bruce Highway, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hinted that finally an end may be in sight for suffering Queenslanders.
Bush Summit’s No.1 priority: Fix the bloody Bruce Hwy
Several key priorities have emerged from today’s Bush Summit, but none greater than locking in a hard deadline for finishing off the Bruce Highway. LIVE UPDATES
Road trippers recruit support to rebuild Qld’s hell highway
The authors of a damning report that exposed significant safety failures on the Bruce Highway have begun discussions with state and federal politicians.
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