Experts have warned the federal government’s pledge to seal the 2,720km Outback Way may not be the best approach for ensuring the project’s success, saying the Coalition is “jumping the gun” ahead of the election, while remote communities have welcomed the promised development.
With a federal election expected in May, the infrastructure minister, Barnaby Joyce announced $678m for tarring 1,000km of the roads connecting Laverton in southern Western Australia to Winton in Queensland, known collectively as the Outback Way.
