"Australians will rightly be angered by high executive salaries and another round of juicy bonuses, asking themselves whether they are receiving better service because of it."

The Albanese Labor government has quietly launched a proposal to slash the default speed limit on regional roads from 100 kilometres per hour to as low as 70 kilometres.

I call on the Minister for Communications to take responsibility for this botched shutdown.

TOPICS: The Nationals' plan for cheaper, better, fairer energy policy, Net Zero, Paris Agreement, nuclear energy

TOPICS: secretive speed limit consultation, regional roads, Local Roads and Community Infrastructure funding program, Halloween

Under Labor, electricity prices are up 39 per cent, gas 46 per cent, and real wages have fallen back to 2011 levels. Families and businesses are hurting and 7,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost,” Dr Webster said.

TOPICS: secretive speed limit consultation, regional roads, Local Roads and Community Infrastructure funding program, Halloween

"Making regional people drive slower to further fudge the climate numbers is a national disgrace. Not a day goes by when Labor are not railroading and raiding regional communities

The government has commissioned ACMA to stage an inquiry, but, as ACMA is part of the failed system, how can it be held to account if it is running the inquiry? Independence is the key here. ACMA's inquiry is not independent.