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Cancellation 'disaster' for business that expected Inland Rail for 25 years
Key takeaways
- The federal government has cancelled the remainder of what would have been the country's biggest rail project in a century.
- A regional business owner has labelled the federal government's decision to halt the Inland Rail project a "disaster".
- The commonwealth announced it would cancel funding for the 1,600-kilometre rail project after an assessment found estimated costs had blown out to $45 billion.
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The federal government has cancelled the remainder of what would have been the country's biggest rail project in a century. (Supplied: Australasian Railway Association)
A regional business owner has labelled the federal government's decision to halt the Inland Rail project a "disaster".
The commonwealth announced it would cancel funding for the 1,600-kilometre rail project after an assessment found estimated costs had blown out to $45 billion.
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