1+ hour, 54+ min ago (902+ words) A plan to slash the national default speed limit on non-signposted rural and regional roads has been slammed by farming groups and politicians, who fear a blanket cut would not address the nation's climbing road toll. The Federal Government called for public comment into its controversial proposal in September, revealing plans to cut the national speed limit to as low as 70km/h on non-signposted sealed and unsealed regional roads. The current default speed limit across Australia outside of built-up areas is 100km/h unless otherwise sign-posted. The move has been slammed for being unsafe by road users concerned already lengthy trips for services and essentials could become even longer and heighten risk of fatigue-related crashes. In Federal Parliament on November 3, member for Durack Melissa Price said the proposed policy proved how out of touch the Federal Government was with regional Australia....