Labor criticises Liberals on Canning roads

Labor has accused the Liberals of failing to match its $170 million commitment for roads in the Canning electorate.

Labor candidate for the by-election Matt Keogh has pledged to duplicate Armadale Road, construct North Lake Bridge, and upgrade Denny Avenue and fix its intersections in Kelmscott.

After Liberal candidate Andrew Hastie said he'd met with the WA transport minister to discuss road projects in Canning, including extending Tonkin Highway south and fixing congestion on Armadale Road, Mr Keogh said the Liberals had "refused to match Labor's commitment".

But Prime Minister Tony Abbott said: "We're not so desperate to win that we turn up and throw $170 million at something without talking to the state government about its priorities".