The Minns Labor Government and the Albanese Federal Government have been caught red-handed trying to pull the wool over Western Sydney\u2019s eyes. Their big Fifteenth Avenue \u2018upgrade\u2019 announcement was nothing more than another classic Labor trick\u2014lots of fanfare, but when you read the fine print, it is another broken promise kicking real progress decades down the road.
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On 19 January, the Minns Labor Government sent out a media alert stating that \u2018Federal Representatives\u2019 would be joining the Premier for the big Fifteenth Avenue announcement. What they were apparently too embarrassed to say outright\u2014but was later revealed\u2014was that the \u2018Federal Representatives\u2019 included none other than Prime Minister Anthony Albanese himself. Standing side by side with Premier Chris Minns, Minister for Western Sydney Prue Car, and Roads Minister John Graham, they made yet another grand promise that won\u2019t be realised for at least 15 years.
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Media reports last night revealed the shocking truth of Labor\u2019s so-called upgrade that will not be completed until 2040\u2014if ever. And what are they actually delivering? Only a six kilometres stretch of road, covering less than half the distance needed to connect Liverpool to Western Sydney Airport. It is like claiming you\u2019re building a bridge, then only laying the first few planks, and calling it a success.
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Leader of the Opposition Mark Speakman said this is Bob Carr politics 1-0-1\u2014make a flashy announcement, take the photo, then push the actual delivery 15 years down the track.
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\u201cWestern Sydney deserves real infrastructure now, not vague promises about what \u2018might\u2019 happen in 2040. This is another example of the Minns and Albanese Governments treating the people of Western Sydney like second-class citizens,\u201d Mr Speakman said.
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Shadow Minister for Transport and Roads Natalie Ward said this Government just makes it up as it goes along.
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\u201cThe people using Fifteenth Avenue every day can\u2019t wait for an extra lane in 2040\u2014they need construction to start as soon as possible. At the last election, the Member for Leppington promised the community an upgraded road by 2027, not in 2040,\u201d Ms Ward said.
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Last night\u2019s media reports made it clear that Western Sydney is getting a road to nowhere. Labor\u2019s so-called \u2018investment\u2019 is a mirage, designed to trick voters into thinking something is being done when the region is being left behind.
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This is the small-target Minns Labor government at its worst. Premier Chris Minns, Minister for Western Sydney Prue Car and Minister for Roads John Graham all stood together with the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pretending to deliver for Western Sydney, but all they really delivered was another empty promise.
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Western Sydney is growing fast, and it needs real infrastructure to match\u2014not a dodgy, half-baked road that leaves commuters stuck in traffic for another 15 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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