May 6, 2015

Rural roads in Western Australia will see none of the $499 million dollars in additional funding, announced today by the Federal Government, in recognition of WA’s future GST revenue shortfall.                                                                                                                                     According to an article in The West Australian newspaper, the $499 million will be spent on a Mitchell Freeway extension, a Tonkin Highway link, a Swan Valley bypass and an upgrade of Reid Highway at Malaga Drive. The emphasis on metropolitan road projects ignores the fact