April 3, 2025
An elected Dutton Coalition Government will support our mining, resources and farming sectors by investing in infrastructure to upgrade agricultural and mining roads critical to getting product to domestic and export markets.
Every Australian has a higher standard of living because of the wealth generated by selling our resources, food and fibre to the world. Critically, the agriculture and resources sectors employ more than 600,000 Australians.
We appreciate the contribution that Western Australia in particular makes to Australia through the mining, resources and agricultural sectors. We know that WA’s exports help pay for the nation’s roads, hospitals and schools.
To support our farmers and miners to grow jobs and opportunities for all Australians, the Coalition will invest $600 million to establish a new Ag & Mining Roads program. This will make it easier to transport products from the farms and pits to the supermarket shelf, to power our businesses, or on a boat to go overseas.
The Coalition will work with representatives of the trucking, farming and mining industries to identify the priority roads to be upgraded in each state to remove barriers to the growth of our resources and farming sectors.
In contrast, the Albanese Labor Government has cancelled, cut and delayed more than $30 billion worth of infrastructure projects across Australia.
Labor has abolished infrastructure programs that were established to assist our truckies in their freight task including:
By investing in the new Ag & Mining Roads Program, the Coalition will build on our record of investing in critical regional freight routes through initiatives like the Beef Roads, Roads of Strategic Importance and Northern Australian Roads programs.
The program will be delivered over four years and will invest in sealing, widening and strengthening roads, highways and bridges, building flood immunity and resilience upgrades.
This plan will ensure that we have a strong economy, powered by our strength in regional agricultural and resources sectors. A strong economy will drive down inflation, drive down interest rates, and improve Australians’ standard of living.
Only a Dutton Coalition Government will strengthen our resources sector, strengthen our economy, and get Australia back on track.
Our priorities are building stronger regional economies and secure communities, delivering opportunity and prosperity for all regional Australians, and ensuring a sustainable environment.
Stronger, more secure, sustainable local communities that provide the opportunity for everyone to prosper will deliver a stronger, more secure and sustainable nation.
The Nationals commitment to the national interest does not stop there. The Nationals provide a considered and common sense perspective on all elements of Government policy and a balance between Australia’s political extremes.
