US EditionPeter Dutton pledges to axe Suburban Rail Loop funding if elected prime minister
- Peter Dutton has pledged to scrap $2.2 billion in federal funding for Victoria’s Suburban Rail Loop and redirect it to the Melbourne Airport Rail Link, impacting the first stage of the project from Cheltenham to Box Hill.
- Dutton is cutting $2 billion from the $4 billion Sunshine Station upgrade, which was to enhance airport rail access, totaling $4.2 billion withdrawn from two major projects.
- Jacinta Allan argued that Dutton's cuts would cause job losses and disrupt critical projects, emphasizing the Sunshine upgrade's importance to connecting regional Victoria to Melbourne's CBD.
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Dutton to Cut $4.2 Billion in Melbourne Rail Funding, Redirects to Airport Link
Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has pledged to scrap $2.2 billion in federal funding for Victoria’s Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) and redirect funds towards the Melbourne Airport Rail Link. The opposition’s plan would affect the first stage of the project, SRL East, from Melbourne’s Cheltenham to Box Hill. Dutton further announced cutting $2 billion from a $4 billion upgrade to Sunshine Station and its surrounding rail yards in Melbourne’s wes…
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