Rebekha Sharkie (Mayo, Centre Alliance) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. There have been three tragic deaths on roads in Strathalbyn, in Mayo, in the last fortnight. South Australia has nearly 12 per cent of Australia's local roads and seven per cent of the nation's population but receives just 5.5 per cent of federal local road funding. To remedy this imbalance, South Australia received supplementary road funding, but this was cut by the Abbott government in 2014. Centre Alliance successfully negotiated with the Turnbull government to reinstate $40 million of supplementary road funding over two years, but this will end in June 2019. Deputy Prime Minister, will you commit to extend South Australia's supplementary road funding beyond June 2019 so that we can have an equitable share of federal road funding?

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