With Australia’s national freight load set to double by 2030 – and treble along the eastern seaboard – an enormous effort must be made to expand and modernise our interstate and regional rail systems. The Nationals understand that a seamless and efﬁcient rail network is essential to moving our regional produce to market, enhancing productivity growth and international competitiveness. The Nationals will build the inland rail from Melbourne through the Central West of NSW to Brisbane
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