Anthony Albanese’s plan for high-speed rail between Sydney and Newcastle could well be worth the cost, so long as he doesn’t muddy it with 1970s-style industry policy.
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HS2 has been controversial from the outset, not least because experts don’t agree about its benefits. However, canceling the Leeds branch is to the region’s detriment.
A high-speed rail network in Australia would create many benefits by reshaping cities and regional communities along its route.
Smaller projects are better for delivering broad, long-term value to communities across the country, reducing inequality and cutting emissions, as well as quickly providing jobs and economic stimulus.
The federal opposition’s idea for a bullet train from Melbourne to Brisbane is not a good use of a generation’s worth of infrastructure spending. It won’t even work as an economic stimulus.
Building infrastructure takes time. To develop sustainable transportation, Canada needs to invest in high-quality infrastructure that will enable us to make environmentally friendly travel choices.
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Research Professor, University of Leeds
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Professor of International Business, Ivey Business School, Western University
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Associate Professor of Urban Planning (honorary), The University of Melbourne
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Dean of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate, Grattan Institute
