Shadow Infrastructure Minister Bridget McKenzie says Labor “clearly can’t get the settings right” with its budget challenges as the federal government looks to axe transport projects.
Ms McKenzie’s remarks come as the federal government looks set to axe billions of dollars worth of road and rail projects to cover cost blowouts in infrastructure.
“Instead of making the tough decision around structural issues it’s taken the lazy approach to just cut the infrastructure pipeline,” Ms McKenzie told Saturday Herald Sun columnist Steve Price.Read More
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