STATEMENT RE: IA INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITY LIST RELEASE

“I absolutely welcome the prioritising of upgrades to mobile telecommunications, and the inclusion of Indigenous arts and culture by Infrastructure Australia,” Ms Templeman said.

“The bushfires and storms have yet again shown the appalling gaps in our phone systems right across the Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury. It won’t be fixed until there is a national commitment to seeing improvements.

“And this is the first time Infrastructure Australia has recognised that arts and cultural infrastructure plays a key role in the social and economic empowerment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and especially provide opportunities for tourism