Warren Truss (Wide Bay, National Party, Leader of the Nationals) Share this | Hansard source

The reality is, again, that this government have increased funding to safety programs et cetera. The Black Spot Program and the road safety program for the heavy vehicle industry have got additional funding under this government, more than was provided by the previous government. The opposition simply cannot get away from the fact that they spent less on roads in their last year in government than the Howard government spent in its last year. The reality is they slashed road funding over their last year and it has taken this government to restore funding and increase—

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