Politics & Council
27 October, 2025
Just fix the bloody roads, says Webster
HOW about they just fix the bloody roads – that’s the reaction of Mallee MP and shadow minister for regional development Anne Webster to a Federal Government’s plan to reduce default national speed limits to as low as 70kmh on sealed and unsealed roads.
HOW about they just fix the bloody roads – that’s the reaction of Mallee MP and shadow minister for regional development Anne Webster to a Federal Government’s plan to reduce default national speed limits to as low as 70kmh on sealed and unsealed roads.
“Let me be crystal clear – we do not want to see a single life lost on any road in Australia,” Dr Webster said, “Reducing speed limits is the lazy approach to road safety reform, where road upgrades and appropriately resourcing law enforcement can make a far longer-lasting difference.”
The Government’s plan includes changing the Australian Road Rules so that 100KMH is not the default limit on some regional Australian roads.
One scenario under consideration would see the default upper limit on sealed and unsealed roads to become 70kmh.
Dr Webster said the plan added insult to injury for regional Australians, who suffer from poorly funded regional roads.
She said her recent 5000-plus survey of her Mallee electorate saw more than 74 per cent of residents rating roads in the electorate as being in poor condition.