MORRISON’S $3 BILLION URBAN CONGESTION RORT SEES BALLARAT MISS OUT AGAIN

Scott Morrison has been busted taking his rorts to the streets, with over 83 percent of $3 billion allocated from the Urban Congestion Fund going to Coalition and marginal seats.

Scott Morrison’s Government promised billions to “address pinch points and last-mile access to ports, airports and freight hubs”, with a focus on urban areas.

In the lead up to the election, Morrison announced over 30 projects for regional Australia, including $5 million to upgrade a road on the Bellarine Peninsula in the then Coalition seat of Corangamite.

Despite funding being available to fix urban congestion issues in regional Australia, Morrison chose to not allocate a cent to improving transport in Ballarat.

Catherine King, Federal Member for Ballarat said, “Scott Morrison’s response to rising traffic congestion across Australia was to systematically rort billions of taxpayers’ money for his own political purposes.”

“He then used a further $17 million of taxpayer funds on pre-election advertisements to tell us how good it was.”

“The people of the Ballarat have had enough of Scott Morrison’s rorts.”

“Does the Prime Minister seriously think Ballarat residents don’t face traffic congestion and road safety issues? Does he take us for mugs?”

“Commute times in regional Australia are rising faster than our major cities, but Scott Morrison’s rorts leave families and tradies stuck in the slow lane.”

Labor has written to the Auditor-General requesting an audit into the design, management and politicisation of the Urban Congestion Fund.

We know there isn’t a taxpayer funded program that Scott Morrison won’t use for his own political purposes.