In Australia, the Albanese government has quietly shelved the final stages of the Inland Rail project — a freight rail line intended to connect Melbourne to Brisbane — after a revised cost estimate ballooned to a staggering A$45 billion. The project, originally pitched as a transformative piece of national infrastructure, would also have taken until at least 2036 to complete. The decision, reported simultaneously by The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, marks one of the most significant infrastructure retreats in recent Australian history and is likely to become a politically charged issue.
Walter Murrow
May 5, 2026
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