✓ Age NationalPower & Policy

Coalition pledges $5 billion to fix a million potholes

Reports of pothole damage rose more than 46 per cent to 37,482 in one year, prompting competing election promises.

Why it mattersDamaged roads hurt safety and repair costs. The competing pledges show voters which party they trust to manage infrastructure.

AustraliaEvery Victorian driver faces pothole damage; the issue has moved from local frustration to a deciding election factor for the state government.

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