Black Spot funding paves way for safer Midtown pedestrian crossing

The City of Hobart has completed a major upgrade to the busy intersection of Elizabeth and Patrick streets in Midtown, making the crossing much safer for pedestrians and drivers.

24 April 2023

Media release

Spotlight on safety as Albanese Government funds WA traffic Black Spot solutions

Boosting safety is the top priority at 24 dangerous crash sites on Western Australia’s roads, with the Australian Government committing $12.6 million in 2023-24 under the Black Spot Program to fully fund upgrades at each of them.

17 April 2023

Media release

Work begins on next stage of Southern Feeder Road

Work is beginning on the next $14.7 million stage of the Southern Feeder Road in Orange, New South Wales, which will extend the new road west from Anson Street to Shiralee Road.

13 April 2023

Media release

Chain of Responsibility federal grant set to deliver improved safety across heavy vehicle industry

Once-off funding to support the development and delivery of Chain of Responsibility (CoR) training and education projects is now available, with $1.7 million being invested to help boost safety across the supply chain.

11 April 2023

Media release

125 council bridges and culverts to receive funded heavy vehicle assessments

One hundred and twenty-five bridges and culverts in 33 different councils will receive funded engineering assessments as part of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s (NHVR) Strategic Local Government Asset Assessment…

11 April 2023

Media release

Major improvements for the safety on Porter Street and Lincoln Highway, Port Lincoln

The Albanese Labor Government is pleased to announce that the intersection of a key freight route in Port Lincoln, South Australia, will receive important upgrades.

05 April 2023

Media release

Major construction ramps up on New Bridgewater Bridge

Major construction of the long-awaited New Bridgewater Bridge is underway, with important pieces of the project’s temporary bridge arriving on site.

04 April 2023

Media release

Safer roads for Queenslanders

Queensland is set to receive $21.7 million under the Australian Government’s Black Spot Program to fund the improvement of 38 dangerous crash sites on the state’s roads in 2023-24.

02 April 2023

Media release

Public consultation open on life-saving alerting technology for electric vehicles

More Australians than ever before are driving electric vehicles, with the numbers almost doubling in 2022, from 44,000 EVs on our roads, to more than 83,000.

28 March 2023

Media release

Transcript - speech - Bus Industry Summit 2023, Hotel Realm, Barton, ACT
Subjects: heavy vehicle driver shortages, towards net zero, National Heavy Vehicle Law.

21 March 2023

Speech

Safer journeys for cyclists front and centre of new upskilling program

In the last twelve months (ending February 2023), forty cyclists died on Australian roads[1].

20 March 2023

Media release

Speech - Victorian Transport Association Conference

Thank you for the opportunity to address the Victorian Transport Association State Conference.

I’m Carol Brown, Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport in the Albanese Labor Government.

18 March 2023

Speech

Concerned about the safety of a local road? Nominate it for Black Spot funding now!

Each year Australians travel, on average, 12,100 kilometres in a passenger vehicle[1].

08 March 2023

Media release

Doorstop interview in Hobart, Tasmania
SUBJECTS: Tasmania’s defence industry, Australia’s support for Vanuatu after Tropical Cyclone Judy, defence contracts, opportunities for local defence industry

03 March 2023

Speech

First meeting of the Heavy Vehicle Rest Area steering committee puts drivers front and centre

The Heavy Vehicle Rest Area steering committee held its first meeting in Canberra last week. 

This committee, which is chaired by Senator Glenn Sterle, is a first for the government and for the department.

28 February 2023

Media release