DAN TEHAN MP
FEDERAL MEMBER FOR WANNON
SHADOW MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP

Road safety task made more difficult under Labor

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The latest monthly statistical report of the Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics shows a deadly December on Australian roads.

113 people lost their lives in December, 6.8 per cent higher than the average for December over the previous five years.

The 2024 calendar year saw a total of 1,300 lives lost on Australian roads, a 3.3 per cent increase on 2023.

Australia’s road toll continues to track in the wrong direction, with the annual fatality rate per 100,000 head of population now sitting at 4.8, well over double the National Road Safety target of 2.0.

Shadow Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Tony Pasin MP said the continual rise in road fatalities reiterates the need for national leadership on the road safety crisis facing the nation.

“The data tells a tragic story unfolding on our roads. Monthly figures continue to tell us that we are well off track to achieving National Road Safety Strategy targets,” Mr Pasin said.

“We need better insight into what’s happening on our roads and why to ensure that road safety initiatives and infrastructure funding is being directed where it is needed to address the road safety crisis that has been unfolding on Australian roads,” Mr Pasin said.

Unfortunately, the road safety task is being made more difficult by the Albanese Government’s decision to cancel, cut, and delay more than $27.9 billion in infrastructure funding over its first two years in government.

Member for Wannon Dan Tehan said that roads throughout Wannon aren’t receiving the maintenance and upgrades they need and the impacts of Federal Government funding cuts are being felt by road users firsthand.

“Road users in Wannon have been raising serious concerns about the local road network, particularly about the Princes Highway and the Glenelg Highway.

“That’s why I’ve started a petition, calling on the Albanese Labor Government to cancel its Suburban Rail Loop funding and direct these resources towards fixing rural roads. Every dollar invested in safer roads is a step toward rebuilding our crumbling road network,” Mr Tehan said.

“I encourage residents to sign the petition www.research.net/r/PMWD9S9 and send a strong message to the Albanese Labor Government to Fix our Roads.”

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By Dan Tehan
January 29, 2025
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