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Dutton to scrap SRL funding, pledges $1.5b to Melbourne airport link

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A Coalition government will junk federal Labor’s $2.2 billion commitment to Victoria’s Suburban Rail Loop megaproject and instead prioritise $1.5 billion to finish Melbourne’s Airport Rail Link.

The funds being promised by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton on Tuesday will be matched by the state opposition leader Brad Battin, lifting the total airport rail funding to $13 billion once existing funding it taken into account.

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Ronald Mizen is the Financial Review’s political correspondent, reporting from the press gallery at Parliament House, Canberra. Connect with Ronald on Twitter. Email Ronald at ronald.mizen@afr.com
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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/dutton-to-scrap-srl-funding-pledges-1-5b-to-melbourne-airport-link-20250331-p5lo0p