VIDEO: To view 7 News video click on image above or via this link: https://www.facebook.com/7newssydney/videos/2487481621324814/ In Moruya February 5th, 2019: Newspaper journalist Kerrie O'Connor. "One of the things that brings people to hospital regularly here is car accidents on the Princes Highway. Will a Shorten Labor government commit to an 80-20 funding agreement, with whatever New South Wales Government we have, to make provide for dual carriageway all the way to the border?" Bill Shorten MP: "First of all, I am familiar with the road needs of South Coast New South Wales. My family and I had the opportunity over any number of years to come up here for our holidays. And I remember it was only a day or two, in fact, it might have been while I was staying further up the coast here at Bawley Point, that we had that terrible fatality with Jessica Falkholt and her family. That was shocking and I was very pleased and I got my Shadow Minister Anthony Albanese to sign a commitment to work with the current government. I think the Deputy Prime Minister McCormack signed it for the government. So, we do think there is a case to be made for a fair go. In terms of our record, we've got a good record I'll get Mike to supplement that in a moment. If we want to get things done like roads, like safety, like hospitals then we've got to be able to pay for our promises. So one way I can say not only will we work with the Liberals to help see greater investment in the roads in the manner in which you ask. I can pay for my promises. I can pay for my promises because we are going to make multinationals pay their fair share of tax in Australia. We are going to make sure that we close some of the unsustainable loopholes where property investors are favoured over first home buyers in our housing market. But I might get Mike to talk a bit further about our record and our ongoing commitment. And of course, I've got the future Premier of New South Wales here and he is very motivated on this question. Journalist Kerrie O'Connor: "The Falkholt crash made national headlines, we would love to invite you down to our office where we can show you a story map of all of the crashes that happened on the highway in 2018, you are always welcome, we would love you to come." Mike Kelly - Member for Eden Monaro: "The Princes Highway has been victim of a large number of accident zones and chokepoints and this is something that's always been the focus of our Labor candidates and myself over the years. So it was Labor that committed the money, the $60 million dollars that did the Bega Bypass as part of the Princes Highway. It was Michael Daley MP, this bloke right here, who I sat down with as the Infrastructure Australia process was rolling for the Princes Highway to say, well if that doesn't come through he was going to commit to doing Victoria Creek, Dingmans Creek chokepoints. Very dangerous parts of the Princes Highway and he followed through on it, he put money in the bank for that to get done. So that work we have seen done on Victoria Creek and Dignams Creek is thanks to Michael Daley when he was the Roads and Transport Minister." Journalist Kerrie O'Connor: "Everyone's grateful, but we've had three head-ons near the Rail turn off in the six months from July to December." Mike Kelly MP - Member for Eden Monaro: "So to follow on, it is always going to be our ambition to continue that work, to continue working towards those objectives for the Princes Highway. We're fortunate now we can work with the Canberra joint regional organisation made up of the local councils, who prioritise the order of road works for us to inform the political processes. Right now, they've stuck the Barton Highway at the top of that list. So we will continue to work with the councils on their priorities, but it will always be the focus of Labor Governments who have been the ones who have invested and put skin in the game on the Princes Highway and great results will be seen right across this region."
