Transport Minister Bart Mellish’s first outing at budget estimates is likely to be dominated by damning new revelations about the biggest project under his watch.
The average Australian worker spends more than an hour a day stuck in rush-hour traffic, fighting for a seat on the bus or trying to zone out on the train.
“To get us out of our expensive, polluting cars, governments need to centre shared and active transport in all transport and land-use planning,” Rayner said.
Inland Rail is a 1700km rail line intended to link Melbourne and Brisbane via the regions to reduce truck volumes, highway congestion, carbon emissions and to better connect farmers to businesses.
