❓ Mr Bowler asks about the implications of the federal budget on WA road funding. Ms MacTiernan criticises the budget's reduction in funding and urges action from WA's federal representatives.
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15 May 2002
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(1) Will the minister please advise the House of the implications of the federal budget on road funding for Western Australia? (2) Does the Commonwealth Government’s budget provide adequate funds for the maintenance of work on the national highway? Ms MacTIERNAN
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(1)-(2) The federal budget has been very disappointing from the point of view of the maintenance of our national highways. Several opposition members interjected. Ms MacTIERNAN: I know that members opposite do not want to hear the answer, but the member for Eyre does want to hear the answer. Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms MacTIERNAN: They do not like it, because the Tories are not performing! Road funding has been reduced from $217 million to $180 million. The national highway’s component has declined from $80 million to less than $67 million, and there have been similar reductions in the funding for roads of national importance and black spots. Once again, the Commonwealth has failed to comprehend and recognise Western Australia’s isolation and its dependence on the road network. I urge country members opposite who are concerned about our roads to take the issue to their federal colleagues. Twenty-five per cent of the national highway is in WA; however, Western Australia is allocated less than 10 per cent of the funding for national highways. Six million dollars worth of state road funding is going into maintaining the national highway because the State is underfunded. This is a disgrace, and if country members opposite are serious about roads, they should take the issue to their federal colleagues so that WA receives a fair share.
(2) Does the Commonwealth Government’s budget provide adequate funds for the maintenance of work on the national highway? Ms MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) The federal budget has been very disappointing from the point of view of the maintenance of our national highways. Several opposition members interjected. Ms MacTIERNAN: I know that members opposite do not want to hear the answer, but the member for Eyre does want to hear the answer. Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms MacTIERNAN: They do not like it, because the Tories are not performing! Road funding has been reduced from $217 million to $180 million. The national highway’s component has declined from $80 million to less than $67 million, and there have been similar reductions in the funding for roads of national importance and black spots. Once again, the Commonwealth has failed to comprehend and recognise Western Australia’s isolation and its dependence on the road network. I urge country members opposite who are concerned about our roads to take the issue to their federal colleagues. Twenty-five per cent of the national highway is in WA; however, Western Australia is allocated less than 10 per cent of the funding for national highways. Six million dollars worth of state road funding is going into maintaining the national highway because the State is underfunded. This is a disgrace, and if country members opposite are serious about roads, they should take the issue to their federal colleagues so that WA receives a fair share.
Ms MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) The federal budget has been very disappointing from the point of view of the maintenance of our national highways. Several opposition members interjected. Ms MacTIERNAN: I know that members opposite do not want to hear the answer, but the member for Eyre does want to hear the answer. Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms MacTIERNAN: They do not like it, because the Tories are not performing! Road funding has been reduced from $217 million to $180 million. The national highway’s component has declined from $80 million to less than $67 million, and there have been similar reductions in the funding for roads of national importance and black spots. Once again, the Commonwealth has failed to comprehend and recognise Western Australia’s isolation and its dependence on the road network. I urge country members opposite who are concerned about our roads to take the issue to their federal colleagues. Twenty-five per cent of the national highway is in WA; however, Western Australia is allocated less than 10 per cent of the funding for national highways. Six million dollars worth of state road funding is going into maintaining the national highway because the State is underfunded. This is a disgrace, and if country members opposite are serious about roads, they should take the issue to their federal colleagues so that WA receives a fair share.
(1)-(2) The federal budget has been very disappointing from the point of view of the maintenance of our national highways. Several opposition members interjected. Ms MacTIERNAN: I know that members opposite do not want to hear the answer, but the member for Eyre does want to hear the answer. Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms MacTIERNAN: They do not like it, because the Tories are not performing! Road funding has been reduced from $217 million to $180 million. The national highway’s component has declined from $80 million to less than $67 million, and there have been similar reductions in the funding for roads of national importance and black spots. Once again, the Commonwealth has failed to comprehend and recognise Western Australia’s isolation and its dependence on the road network. I urge country members opposite who are concerned about our roads to take the issue to their federal colleagues. Twenty-five per cent of the national highway is in WA; however, Western Australia is allocated less than 10 per cent of the funding for national highways. Six million dollars worth of state road funding is going into maintaining the national highway because the State is underfunded. This is a disgrace, and if country members opposite are serious about roads, they should take the issue to their federal colleagues so that WA receives a fair share.
Several opposition members interjected. Ms MacTIERNAN: I know that members opposite do not want to hear the answer, but the member for Eyre does want to hear the answer. Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms MacTIERNAN: They do not like it, because the Tories are not performing! Road funding has been reduced from $217 million to $180 million. The national highway’s component has declined from $80 million to less than $67 million, and there have been similar reductions in the funding for roads of national importance and black spots. Once again, the Commonwealth has failed to comprehend and recognise Western Australia’s isolation and its dependence on the road network. I urge country members opposite who are concerned about our roads to take the issue to their federal colleagues. Twenty-five per cent of the national highway is in WA; however, Western Australia is allocated less than 10 per cent of the funding for national highways. Six million dollars worth of state road funding is going into maintaining the national highway because the State is underfunded. This is a disgrace, and if country members opposite are serious about roads, they should take the issue to their federal colleagues so that WA receives a fair share.
Ms MacTIERNAN: I know that members opposite do not want to hear the answer, but the member for Eyre does want to hear the answer. Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms MacTIERNAN: They do not like it, because the Tories are not performing! Road funding has been reduced from $217 million to $180 million. The national highway’s component has declined from $80 million to less than $67 million, and there have been similar reductions in the funding for roads of national importance and black spots. Once again, the Commonwealth has failed to comprehend and recognise Western Australia’s isolation and its dependence on the road network. I urge country members opposite who are concerned about our roads to take the issue to their federal colleagues. Twenty-five per cent of the national highway is in WA; however, Western Australia is allocated less than 10 per cent of the funding for national highways. Six million dollars worth of state road funding is going into maintaining the national highway because the State is underfunded. This is a disgrace, and if country members opposite are serious about roads, they should take the issue to their federal colleagues so that WA receives a fair share.
Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms MacTIERNAN: They do not like it, because the Tories are not performing! Road funding has been reduced from $217 million to $180 million. The national highway’s component has declined from $80 million to less than $67 million, and there have been similar reductions in the funding for roads of national importance and black spots. Once again, the Commonwealth has failed to comprehend and recognise Western Australia’s isolation and its dependence on the road network. I urge country members opposite who are concerned about our roads to take the issue to their federal colleagues. Twenty-five per cent of the national highway is in WA; however, Western Australia is allocated less than 10 per cent of the funding for national highways. Six million dollars worth of state road funding is going into maintaining the national highway because the State is underfunded. This is a disgrace, and if country members opposite are serious about roads, they should take the issue to their federal colleagues so that WA receives a fair share.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms MacTIERNAN: They do not like it, because the Tories are not performing! Road funding has been reduced from $217 million to $180 million. The national highway’s component has declined from $80 million to less than $67 million, and there have been similar reductions in the funding for roads of national importance and black spots. Once again, the Commonwealth has failed to comprehend and recognise Western Australia’s isolation and its dependence on the road network. I urge country members opposite who are concerned about our roads to take the issue to their federal colleagues. Twenty-five per cent of the national highway is in WA; however, Western Australia is allocated less than 10 per cent of the funding for national highways. Six million dollars worth of state road funding is going into maintaining the national highway because the State is underfunded. This is a disgrace, and if country members opposite are serious about roads, they should take the issue to their federal colleagues so that WA receives a fair share.
Ms MacTIERNAN: They do not like it, because the Tories are not performing! Road funding has been reduced from $217 million to $180 million. The national highway’s component has declined from $80 million to less than $67 million, and there have been similar reductions in the funding for roads of national importance and black spots. Once again, the Commonwealth has failed to comprehend and recognise Western Australia’s isolation and its dependence on the road network. I urge country members opposite who are concerned about our roads to take the issue to their federal colleagues. Twenty-five per cent of the national highway is in WA; however, Western Australia is allocated less than 10 per cent of the funding for national highways. Six million dollars worth of state road funding is going into maintaining the national highway because the State is underfunded. This is a disgrace, and if country members opposite are serious about roads, they should take the issue to their federal colleagues so that WA receives a fair share.
Road funding has been reduced from $217 million to $180 million. The national highway’s component has declined from $80 million to less than $67 million, and there have been similar reductions in the funding for roads of national importance and black spots. Once again, the Commonwealth has failed to comprehend and recognise Western Australia’s isolation and its dependence on the road network. I urge country members opposite who are concerned about our roads to take the issue to their federal colleagues. Twenty-five per cent of the national highway is in WA; however, Western Australia is allocated less than 10 per cent of the funding for national highways. Six million dollars worth of state road funding is going into maintaining the national highway because the State is underfunded. This is a disgrace, and if country members opposite are serious about roads, they should take the issue to their federal colleagues so that WA receives a fair share.
(2) Does the Commonwealth Government’s budget provide adequate funds for the maintenance of work on the national highway? Ms MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) The federal budget has been very disappointing from the point of view of the maintenance of our national highways. Several opposition members interjected. Ms MacTIERNAN: I know that members opposite do not want to hear the answer, but the member for Eyre does want to hear the answer. Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms MacTIERNAN: They do not like it, because the Tories are not performing! Road funding has been reduced from $217 million to $180 million. The national highway’s component has declined from $80 million to less than $67 million, and there have been similar reductions in the funding for roads of national importance and black spots. Once again, the Commonwealth has failed to comprehend and recognise Western Australia’s isolation and its dependence on the road network. I urge country members opposite who are concerned about our roads to take the issue to their federal colleagues. Twenty-five per cent of the national highway is in WA; however, Western Australia is allocated less than 10 per cent of the funding for national highways. Six million dollars worth of state road funding is going into maintaining the national highway because the State is underfunded. This is a disgrace, and if country members opposite are serious about roads, they should take the issue to their federal colleagues so that WA receives a fair share.
Ms MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) The federal budget has been very disappointing from the point of view of the maintenance of our national highways. Several opposition members interjected. Ms MacTIERNAN: I know that members opposite do not want to hear the answer, but the member for Eyre does want to hear the answer. Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms MacTIERNAN: They do not like it, because the Tories are not performing! Road funding has been reduced from $217 million to $180 million. The national highway’s component has declined from $80 million to less than $67 million, and there have been similar reductions in the funding for roads of national importance and black spots. Once again, the Commonwealth has failed to comprehend and recognise Western Australia’s isolation and its dependence on the road network. I urge country members opposite who are concerned about our roads to take the issue to their federal colleagues. Twenty-five per cent of the national highway is in WA; however, Western Australia is allocated less than 10 per cent of the funding for national highways. Six million dollars worth of state road funding is going into maintaining the national highway because the State is underfunded. This is a disgrace, and if country members opposite are serious about roads, they should take the issue to their federal colleagues so that WA receives a fair share.
(1)-(2) The federal budget has been very disappointing from the point of view of the maintenance of our national highways. Several opposition members interjected. Ms MacTIERNAN: I know that members opposite do not want to hear the answer, but the member for Eyre does want to hear the answer. Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms MacTIERNAN: They do not like it, because the Tories are not performing! Road funding has been reduced from $217 million to $180 million. The national highway’s component has declined from $80 million to less than $67 million, and there have been similar reductions in the funding for roads of national importance and black spots. Once again, the Commonwealth has failed to comprehend and recognise Western Australia’s isolation and its dependence on the road network. I urge country members opposite who are concerned about our roads to take the issue to their federal colleagues. Twenty-five per cent of the national highway is in WA; however, Western Australia is allocated less than 10 per cent of the funding for national highways. Six million dollars worth of state road funding is going into maintaining the national highway because the State is underfunded. This is a disgrace, and if country members opposite are serious about roads, they should take the issue to their federal colleagues so that WA receives a fair share.
Several opposition members interjected. Ms MacTIERNAN: I know that members opposite do not want to hear the answer, but the member for Eyre does want to hear the answer. Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms MacTIERNAN: They do not like it, because the Tories are not performing! Road funding has been reduced from $217 million to $180 million. The national highway’s component has declined from $80 million to less than $67 million, and there have been similar reductions in the funding for roads of national importance and black spots. Once again, the Commonwealth has failed to comprehend and recognise Western Australia’s isolation and its dependence on the road network. I urge country members opposite who are concerned about our roads to take the issue to their federal colleagues. Twenty-five per cent of the national highway is in WA; however, Western Australia is allocated less than 10 per cent of the funding for national highways. Six million dollars worth of state road funding is going into maintaining the national highway because the State is underfunded. This is a disgrace, and if country members opposite are serious about roads, they should take the issue to their federal colleagues so that WA receives a fair share.
Ms MacTIERNAN: I know that members opposite do not want to hear the answer, but the member for Eyre does want to hear the answer. Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms MacTIERNAN: They do not like it, because the Tories are not performing! Road funding has been reduced from $217 million to $180 million. The national highway’s component has declined from $80 million to less than $67 million, and there have been similar reductions in the funding for roads of national importance and black spots. Once again, the Commonwealth has failed to comprehend and recognise Western Australia’s isolation and its dependence on the road network. I urge country members opposite who are concerned about our roads to take the issue to their federal colleagues. Twenty-five per cent of the national highway is in WA; however, Western Australia is allocated less than 10 per cent of the funding for national highways. Six million dollars worth of state road funding is going into maintaining the national highway because the State is underfunded. This is a disgrace, and if country members opposite are serious about roads, they should take the issue to their federal colleagues so that WA receives a fair share.
Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms MacTIERNAN: They do not like it, because the Tories are not performing! Road funding has been reduced from $217 million to $180 million. The national highway’s component has declined from $80 million to less than $67 million, and there have been similar reductions in the funding for roads of national importance and black spots. Once again, the Commonwealth has failed to comprehend and recognise Western Australia’s isolation and its dependence on the road network. I urge country members opposite who are concerned about our roads to take the issue to their federal colleagues. Twenty-five per cent of the national highway is in WA; however, Western Australia is allocated less than 10 per cent of the funding for national highways. Six million dollars worth of state road funding is going into maintaining the national highway because the State is underfunded. This is a disgrace, and if country members opposite are serious about roads, they should take the issue to their federal colleagues so that WA receives a fair share.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms MacTIERNAN: They do not like it, because the Tories are not performing! Road funding has been reduced from $217 million to $180 million. The national highway’s component has declined from $80 million to less than $67 million, and there have been similar reductions in the funding for roads of national importance and black spots. Once again, the Commonwealth has failed to comprehend and recognise Western Australia’s isolation and its dependence on the road network. I urge country members opposite who are concerned about our roads to take the issue to their federal colleagues. Twenty-five per cent of the national highway is in WA; however, Western Australia is allocated less than 10 per cent of the funding for national highways. Six million dollars worth of state road funding is going into maintaining the national highway because the State is underfunded. This is a disgrace, and if country members opposite are serious about roads, they should take the issue to their federal colleagues so that WA receives a fair share.
Ms MacTIERNAN: They do not like it, because the Tories are not performing! Road funding has been reduced from $217 million to $180 million. The national highway’s component has declined from $80 million to less than $67 million, and there have been similar reductions in the funding for roads of national importance and black spots. Once again, the Commonwealth has failed to comprehend and recognise Western Australia’s isolation and its dependence on the road network. I urge country members opposite who are concerned about our roads to take the issue to their federal colleagues. Twenty-five per cent of the national highway is in WA; however, Western Australia is allocated less than 10 per cent of the funding for national highways. Six million dollars worth of state road funding is going into maintaining the national highway because the State is underfunded. This is a disgrace, and if country members opposite are serious about roads, they should take the issue to their federal colleagues so that WA receives a fair share.
Road funding has been reduced from $217 million to $180 million. The national highway’s component has declined from $80 million to less than $67 million, and there have been similar reductions in the funding for roads of national importance and black spots. Once again, the Commonwealth has failed to comprehend and recognise Western Australia’s isolation and its dependence on the road network. I urge country members opposite who are concerned about our roads to take the issue to their federal colleagues. Twenty-five per cent of the national highway is in WA; however, Western Australia is allocated less than 10 per cent of the funding for national highways. Six million dollars worth of state road funding is going into maintaining the national highway because the State is underfunded. This is a disgrace, and if country members opposite are serious about roads, they should take the issue to their federal colleagues so that WA receives a fair share.
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