Political spat threatens Melbourne’s $10b airport rail boondoggle

Wednesday 30 March 2022

Melbourne’s $10 billion airport rail project is reportedly under threat from a spat between the federal and state governments over where the new Tullamarine station should be located:

The Andrews Government is digging in about building an elevated structure, while the Morrison government and airport had favoured a tunnel.

The push for a cheaper “sky rail” station began last year, and had been blamed for delays in releasing a business case for the long-awaited project…

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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.