It’s raining infrastructure pork

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By Leith van Onselen

The final weekend of the election campaign saw both major parties rain infrastructure promises down on the electorate.

Yesterday, Bill Shorten announced that if elected, Labor would contribute $10 billion towards Dan Andrew’s $50 billion suburban rail loop:

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About the author
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.