Victoria's biggest-ever proposed public transport challenge will get a $2.2 billion enhance if Labor is profitable on the federal election.
Talking in Field Hill in Melbourne's east, Labor chief Anthony Albanese stated if he's elected as prime minister on Might 21 his authorities will contribute the money to Melbourne's future Suburban Rail Loop.
"I can not consider a extra thrilling infrastructure challenge in your complete nation and that is why federal Labor will contribute an preliminary contribution of $2.2 billion to this challenge," he stated.
"This challenge will rework the way in which that Melburnians can get round this metropolis."
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews thanked Albanese for the dedication to one among his authorities's signature tasks.
"I'm so happy and so grateful that this challenge has been a precedence for Anthony, for federal Labor, and with this $2.2 billion partnership, we are going to get this carried out," he stated.
Andrews stated there was already important funding in place for the challenge, with early work to construct the practice line to start on the finish of the 12 months.
The brand new rail community, which is able to use underground tunnels to attach all present main rail traces with Doncaster and the airport, shouldn't be attributable to open till 2036.
Deliberate stops embrace Cheltenham, Glen Waverley, Field Hill, Doncaster, Bundoora, Heidelberg, Melbourne Airport, and Werribee.
When requested a few Labor federal authorities beforehand slating as much as $10 billion for the Suburban Rail Loop, Albanese stated his $2.2 billion dedication "ought to give the Victorian Authorities confidence that they're going to have a companion with the nationwide authorities".
"This can be a challenge that may go for an extended time frame," he stated.
Albanese then obtained right into a heated backwards and forwards with a journalist when queried in regards to the Suburban Rail Loop challenge not being on Infrastructure Australia's precedence record.
Albanese tried to talk about the Coalition's commuter automotive parks scandal, and when lower off, responded: "You have requested your query. You get to ask it, I get to reply it. That is how this stuff work."
He stated the mannequin of Infrastructure Australia had been undermined.
When requested if he thought Victoria would get extra money out of Scott Morrison or Albanese as prime minister, Andrews stated the report was "very clear".
"Each federal greenback that Victorians get from the depressing Morrison Authorities, we must bow our head and deal with it prefer it's overseas help," he stated.
"We have now been ripped off by this Liberal-Nationwide authorities, and as an alternative of Mr Morrison speaking in regards to the difficulty, he must have been right here delivering for Victorian staff and households.
"I've had a dialog with the prime minister in regards to the Suburban Rail Loop, and nil dollars. Zero dollars.
"The distinction couldn't be clearer."
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Albanese adopted up by saying he needed to work "with all premiers constructively".