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The prospect of Melbourne getting a rail link connecting the airport to the CBD just moved closer to reality, with the Victorian government and opposition matching the federal government’s $5 billion commitment to the project:
Premier Daniel Andrews said on Sunday that his government’s plan for a new airport rail link, which could cost up to $13 billion, will rely on existing rail corridors and tunnels to get to Tullamarine via Sunshine.
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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.