Petter Dutton says the Coalition will scrap $2.2 billion in federal funding for Victoria's Suburban Rail Loop. Mr Dutton says a Coalition government would prioritise the Melbourne Airport Rail ...

The contentious suburban loop is a major 90km orbital rail project running from Melbourne’s southeast to the outer west via the Tullamarine airport, with the first stage set to open in 2035.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The major parties have formally split over the future of the Suburban Rail Loop, with the federal Coalition vowing to scrap all ...

The opposition leader promised to stop funding Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop, making it a defining issue in the federal election in Victoria. The funds being announced by Peter Dutton on ...

The nation’s peak infrastructure body has savaged the Suburban Rail Loop, saying its benefits have been “overstated” and the cost of building the first stage is all but sure to surge past a ...

Mr Dutton described the Suburban Rail Loop as a “cruel hoax” and criticised the government for funding a project “that everyone knows would never be delivered". A Coalition government would ...

Peter Dutton sought to link federal Labor to the on-the-nose Victorian state government as he made the $100 billion Suburban Rail Loop megaproject an election issue by declaring it would be as ...

The federal opposition leader will announce on Tuesday that, if elected, he will withdraw federal funding for the rail loop, branding the project a cruel hoax. The opposition leader has ...

Opposition Leader Brad Battin has doubled down on his calls for the Suburban Rail Loop to be immediately scrapped, saying if the project fails to win funding in Tuesday’s federal budget it ...

The Coalition has announced plans to slash funding for Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) and instead add more investment to the airport rail link should it win next month’s federal election.