Senator the Hon Carol Brown

Funding under the Australian Government’s Black Spot Program will substantially improve 93 dangerous crash sites on New South Wales roads in 2022–23.

Alicia Payne, Federal Labor Member for Canberra, has been announced as the Chair for the Australian Capital Territory Black Spot Consultative Panel.

Shayne Neumann, Federal Labor Member for Blair, has been announced as the Chair for the Queensland Black Spot Consultative Panel.

Fiona Phillips, Federal Labor Member for Gilmore, has been announced as the Chair for the New South Wales Black Spot Consultative Panel.

Brian Mitchell, Federal Labor Member for Lyons, has been announced as the Chair for the Tasmanian Black Spot Consultative Panel.

Luke Gosling, the Federal Labor Member for Solomon, has been announced as Chair for the Northern Territory Black Spot Consultative Panel.

Lisa Chesters, Federal Labor Member for Bendigo, has been announced as the Chair for the Victorian Black Spot Consultative Panel.

Funding under the Australian Government’s Black Spot Program will substantially improve nine dangerous crash sites on Northern Territory roads in 2022–23.

The Australian Government congratulates all the organisations recognised today at the annual Australian Road Safety Awards for their contribution to improving safety on our roads.

Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Senator Carol Brown, has highlighted the Government’s commitment to increasing safety for Australia’s hard working truckies.

One death on our Tasmanian roads is too many. That fatal accidents in Tasmania have increased nearly 70 per cent in the last year should be of concern to us all.

With school holidays starting across Australia, it is crucial everyone thinks about their own safety and the safety of others when on our roads.