States asked to pay up for major road projects - news.com.au

States will be pushed to share half the bill for new road and rail projects with the federal government under major new reforms pitched by Labor.

Transport Minister Catherine King will announce plans to equalise Commonwealth spending on infrastructure projects today, scrapping the default 80/20 split and returning “to a preference of 5/50”.

Ms King said Ms King said that no funding will be cut from the government’s $120bn infrastructure pipeline

“This is not about saving money – it is about shared accountability and maximising our investments.”

Last week, economists from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged the federal government to scale back on its record $30bn a year of public infrastructure spending, warning the economy was running far above capacity.

Under Labor’s new plan, funding splits greater than 50/50 will only be considered on a case-by-case basis if a state or territory has less ability to raise revenue.

‘Clean’ politics up

Independent MP’s have challenged the Albanese government to legislate stronger political advertising laws to clamp down on corruption and “clean” parliament up.

MP Helen Haines, who spearheaded recent efforts to set up a federal anti-corruption watchdog, said Labor deserved credit for helping legislation for a integrity body to pass in November but said far more needed to be done.

“We’re at a 6 out of 10 when it comes to transparency and accountability,” Ms Haines told RN on Tuesday.

Following widespread concerns of misinformation during the Voice campaign, Teal MP Zali Steggall said Australia needed stronger political advertising laws to hold political parties and third-party actors accountable if they spread deceptive or misleading claims.

“There are simply no standards or no requirements that those ads not be straight out lies,” she said.

“All the indicators are there, now the question is for the government to act on it.”

According to a poll published by the Australia Institute in October, 87 per cent of Australian voters support introducing truth in political advertising laws ahead of the next election.

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