ScoMo’s “congestion busting” infrastructure busts

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In last year’s federal budget, the Morrison Government promised to “bust congestion” via a $100 billion infrastructure program over 10 years, alongside a $4 billion Urban Congestion Fund to support projects at a State level to fix pinch points and improve traffic flow.

It has been revealed that just three of 114 government-promised road projects under the Urban Congestion Fund have been started:

Construction has started on just three of 114 federal government-funded road projects promised in the lead-up to the election…

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.