Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government ...

That leaves Melbourne still lagging well behind its major Australian capital city counterparts. Construction on Sydney's airport rail link started in 1995 and was finished in time for the 2000 ...

A rail link between Melbourne and Melbourne Airport has been discussed for years but has yet to come to fruition. However, the Victorian state government has now announced that the plan will go ahead.

The light rail project was expected to continue south ... could also result in cheaper airfares. "To get one over Melbourne, fast track [rail] to the Gold Coast Airport immediately," he said.