Victoria wants to deliver the contentious Suburban Rail Loop despite the cost and time and amid federal funding offers for an airport rail link.
Premier Jacinta Allan has brushed off disastrous poll results and insisted her government remains committed to the contentious Suburban Rail Loop project.
Allan on Saturday partly blamed the disastrous poll results – published by this masthead on Friday, which showed Victorian Labor’s primary vote had collapsed to 22 per cent – on cost of living pressures on families.
Asked if Victoria had been offered extra money for the airport rail project, Allan said: “We’re having a range of discussions.”The state government had been in dispute with Melbourne Airport, which had initially wanted the railway station to be built underground. The Victorian government had insisted on an above-ground station. In July last year, airport management said it was time to compromise and
On Saturday, Allan would not say whether her government would prioritise the airport rail link above the Suburban Rail Loop.is The Age's regional editor. He was previously state rounds reporter and has also covered education for The Age.
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