Federal government to fund 80% of the upgrades with state funding 20%, despite previously vowing to split infrastructure projects 50-50
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In the first major promise of the election year, Anthony Albanese has announced $7.2bn in funding for Queensland’s Bruce Highway.
The federal government will fund 80% of the upgrades, with the state funding 20%.
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