The federal government has allocated an extra $100 million in the budget, matched by the South Australian government, to fully fund the much-needed safety upgrades.
The widow of a beloved truckie who was killed in South Australia's far-west has reached a new milestone in her fight for change after the deadly Eyre Highway crash.
The safe driving program that is forecast to see 1.3 million drivers rewarded by wiping a demerit point from their licence will be extended by 12 months.
Claire Georgey, 22, was driving home from work when Mohammed Abdulmunim Saleh struck her turning car on Cumberland Highway in Sydney's west on September 7, 2020