Inland Rail a long-held dream - but does it really deserve $10 billion?

By Heath Aston
Updated May 12 2017 - 12:03pm, first published 12:00pm
Inland Rail is a new 1700 km freight rail connection between Melbourne to Brisbane.
Inland Rail is a new 1700 km freight rail connection between Melbourne to Brisbane.

Nine regional councils on either side of the Victoria-NSW border are pushing for a costly re-route of the government's $10 billion Inland Rail line as questions emerge over the economic justification for the Nationals' pet infrastructure project.

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