‘Extraordinary scenes’: Ex-Premier blasts 100km Bruce Hwy shutdown

Email Former premier Campbell Newman has slammed the ‘inaction’ of the government in the wake of another serious crash on the Bruce Highway as he steps into a major new role ahead of the federal election.

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