LABOR’S FIFTEENTH AVENUE GO-SLOW: A ROAD FOR THE 2026 AIRPORT NOW DUE IN 2040

Senator the Hon Bridget McKenzie – Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Leader of The National in the Senate Melissa McIntosh MP – Shadow Minister for Communications, Shadow Minister for Western Sydney, Federal Member for Lindsay   11 March 2025   The NSW Government’s Aerotropolis Sector Plan has revealed the Fifteenth Avenue upgrade…

Australian Financial Review Infrastructure Summit – Speech

Speech Australian Financial Review Infrastructure Summit Senator the Hon Bridget McKenzie Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Nationals Leader in the Senate Sofitel Sydney Wentworth November 11, 2024  Good morning.  It is great to be at the AFR Infrastructure Summit once again.  Amid the hyperbole and the noise of the US campaign, one…

1 August 2023 – Media Release – Labor’s 90 Delay Infrastructure Review Hits Pothole

SENATOR THE HON BRIDGET MCKENZIE SHADOW MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEADER OF THE NATIONALS IN THE SENATE 1 August 2023 Media Release Labor’s 90 Delay Infrastructure Review Hits Pothole “It’s a 90-day review – short, sharp – and we thank the states and territories for working with us on it.” – Minister Catherine…

MEDIA RELEASE – 2 DECEMBER 2022 – BACK TO THE FUTURE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AUSTRALIA 

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…

MEDIA RELEASE – 2 NOVEMBER 2022 – IMPASSE OVER SHEPPARTON BYPASS MUST BE RESOLVED

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…

MEDIA RELEASE – 4 OCTOBER 2022 – LABOR MUST SUPPORT NATION BUILDING PROJECTS 

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…

MEDIA RELEASE – INFRASTRUCTURE REVIEW NO LONGER ‘INDEPENDENT’ – 22 MAY 2023

   MEDIA RELEASE  22 May 2023  INFRASTRUCTURE REVIEW NO LONGER ‘INDEPENDENT’  The ability of the Independent Review into the Commonwealth Infrastructure Investment Program to conduct its deliberations independently has been fundamentally undermined by revelations in Senate Estimates today that Labor MPs have excluded their own local projects.  “Labor premiers and Labor MPs, including the Minister…