Australia has had its deadliest roll toll these past six months, since 2010.

Deaths rose seven percent from 2022 to 2023.

Australian correspondent Oliver Petersen says the problem is infrastructure, and funding is heavily politicised.

He says states are only voluntarily required to report the details of a crash to federal authorities, and not all play ball.

"It needs to be data-driven, because the argument being waged here in regard to where a lot of these deaths are- on really poor quality roads."

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Australia has had its deadliest roll toll these past six months, since 2010.
Deaths rose seven percent from 2022 to 2023.
Australian correspondent Oliver Petersen says the problem is infrastructure, and funding is heavily politicised.
He says states are only voluntarily required to report the details of a crash to federal authorities, and not all play ball.
"It needs to be data-driven, because the argument being waged here in regard to where a lot of these deaths are- on really poor quality roads."
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