I rise today to call for more transparency when it comes to the allocation of road funding. What we're seeing from states and territories is them hiding data that shows the conditions of roads right across our country
The Albanese Labor government is making a complete and utter mess of the energy transition that this nation is undertaking, and it is the Australian people who are going to pay as a consequence.
I took the opportunity to remind the Albanese Government that the people of Wannon want to see the restoration of $40 million ripped from the road budget in October 2022 restored in the May budget 2023.
On Sky News, I asked why the Victorian Premier was going to China rather than visiting parts of his state, such as Warrnambool, where the roads are deplorable. Before going on 'secret trips' overseas, he must look after his backyard, which means fixing the roads in Western Victoria.
Federal Labor’s proposal to impose a 10 per cent per year increase in fuel taxes and registration charges on the nation’s truckies would cost the sector an additional $2.6 billion over three years and add to inflationary pressures.
