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For decades, Australia has toyed with the idea of building a high-speed rail (HSR) line<\/a> in its densely populated east coast, but the proposal has been repeatedly shelved due to fears about the construction cost and the scale of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, the ruling Labor Party appears to have finally set the nation on track to undertake the ambitious project, beginning with a 165km line in the state of New South Wales between Sydney and Newcastle that could be ready by 2037.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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