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❓ Hon. Spagnolo questions the Cook Labor Government on the progress of sealing the WA section of the Outback Way, specifically regarding the pace compared to other jurisdictions and the use of Commonwealth funding. The answer provides the current status and projected completion date.

AnsweredQoN 407Legislative Council

Asked

12 August 2025

Member

Hon Anthony Spagnolo

Portfolio

Transport

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I refer to the sealing of the Western Australian (WA) section of the Outback Way (Great Central Road), and to the WA Government’s publicly stated commitment of $100 million and a projected completion date of 2030, and I ask: (a) what are the primary reasons the Cook Labor Government has not progressed sealing works at the same pace as other jurisdictions involved in the Outback Way project; (b) has any portion of the Commonwealth funding allocated for the WA section of the Outback Way been re-profiled, deferred, or unspent; and (c) if yes to (b), what amount, and in which financial years was it originally scheduled to be expended?

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Answered

16 September 2025

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport

Response time

9 days

(a)-(c) 872 kilometres out of 1,473 kilometres or 59% of the Outback Way is in Western Australia.
Sealing of the remaining 736-kilometre unsealed section is planned to be completed in stages through to 2032.

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