As federal government spending on small transport projects creeps up, marginal seats get a bigger share
- Written by Marion Terrill, Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute
ShutterstockBrace for the federal election – the transport promises have begun. Some are pretty big, such as Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce’s A$678 million for the Outback Highway, and Opposition leader Anthony Albanese’s $500 million down-payment on faster rail between Newcastle and Sydney. If history is any guide, a rush...
