23 December 2022 Labor’s outrageous 33% cut to Tasmanian road safety funding At a time when we are asking people to be safe on our roads over Christmas, the Albanese Government has outrageously cut Tasmanian road safety funding by 33 per cent. Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Senator the Hon. Bridget…
2 December 2022 BACK TO THE FUTURE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AUSTRALIA Today’s announcement by the Albanese Labor Government to scale down the role, scope and ambition of Infrastructure Australia is an anti-climax after Labor election promises for greater independence for the federal infrastructure advisory body. The Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Senator Bridget…
02/11/2022 Impasse over Shepparton bypass must be resolved Labor’s state and Federal Governments must step up on behalf of the people and businesses of the Goulburn Valley by committing to and then fast-tracking the much-needed Shepparton bypass. “The Shepparton bypass is a vital infrastructure project that will benefit the amenity of the community but…
7 November 2022 GOVERNMENT FINALLY ADMITS REGIONAL CUTS This morning, in evidence before the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee’s Estimates hearing, officials from Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications admitted that Labor has cut $1.2 billion in regional infrastructure funding. Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Senator Bridget McKenzie…
7 October 2022 REVIEW RISKS DELAYS ON INLAND RAIL The Albanese Labor Government’s announcement of a wholesale review into the $14.5 billion Inland Rail project raises concerns about Labor’s commitment to this vital nation-building project. The scope of the review announced today by the Government is too broad and will include a re-examination of the…
28 October 2022 REGIONAL FUNDING CUTS CONFIRMED UNDER SENATE SCRUTINY The Albanese Government has refused to deny to a Senate Estimates Committee hearing today regional Australians would suffer a more than $10 billion hit following Tuesday’s Budget cuts to infrastructure spending. Senator Bridget McKenzie said the Albanese Government had all but confirmed that the…
LIFT THE CURTAIN ON INFRASTRUCTURE CUTS The Albanese Government needs to come clean on what infrastructure cuts it has made in its first Budget. “Infrastructure and the regions took the biggest hit out of any portfolio in Labor’s first Budget, yet the new government refuses to say which projects have been delayed and for how…
4 October 2022 LABOR MUST SUPPORT NATION BUILDING PROJECTS Billions of dollars in priority road and rail funding are in doubt as Labor’s October Budget looms. The Coalition’s 10-year infrastructure investment pipeline of $120 billion in this year’s budget included an additional $17.9 billion to priority road and rail projects. Shadow Minister for Infrastructure…
SENATOR THE HON BRIDGET MCKENZIE Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Leader of the Nationals in the Senate ANDREW WILLCOX MP Federal Member for Dawson JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 13 October 2022 REGIONAL FUNDING AT RISK UNDER LABOR Federal Member for Dawson, Andrew Willcox will host Shadow Minister…
2 September 2022 Regions must not be left behind in Labor’s accelerated net zero ambitions The Nationals in the Senate have urged the Albanese Government to re-commit Australia to a strong regional safeguard mechanism and to guarantee a first tranche of $20 billion in funding for regional Australia to enable impacted areas to take advantage…