Melbourne’s $107bn infrastructure crush-loaded before open

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The Herald-Sun has run a hilarious spruik piece on how Melbourne’s expensive shinny new infrastructure projects will greatly ease population pressures and improve liveability:

Years of road and rail pain for Victorian commuter will see a big pay-off take shape next decade, with daily travel savings of up to 50 minutes on key routes.

By 2030, trips between outer Melbourne suburbs and St Kilda, or from the southeast to Parkville, should be between 15 and 25 minutes quicker with the new Metro rail tunnel.

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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.