Wednesday, 4 March 2026

 Emma KEALY (Lowan) (14:35): (1540) My question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the information I seek is: when will the Western Highway be made safe? Whether it is the repairs that are required or whether it is the long-overdue duplication of the Western Highway, we continue to see the catastrophic impact of the delays of these repairs on one of the most important roads in Victoria – in fact it is the second-busiest highway in Australia. Again, sadly, on the weekend we had another fatality on the Western Highway. We had another accident on Sunday, which caused serious injuries. Enough is enough. We have had enough talk about the duplication of this highway. When we know that there is $15 billion which has gone missing through corruption on Big Build sites instead of being invested in our roads, it makes people rightly very, very angry. This money could have instead duplicated the highway from where it is needs to be done right through to the border, and I urge the government to act.