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Almost $4bn more for Victoria’s contentious Suburban Rail Loop to be included in federal budget

The Australian federal budget will allocate an additional $3.8 billion to Melbourne’s controversial 90km Suburban Rail Loop (SRL), bringing total federal contributions to over $6 billion, announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan ahead of the November state election. The project has faced widespread criticism over its soaring cost estimates (up to $125 billion for the first two stages by 2084-85), questionable business case, and secret origins, while state Coalition leader Jess Wilson has pledged to pause construction if her party wins the election.

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Almost $4bn more for Victoria’s contentious Suburban Rail Loop to be included in federal budget

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