PoliticsFederal electionPrint article‘Not going to happen’: Dutton accuses Allan of SRL obsessionGus McCubbingReporterApr 1, 2025 – 7.28pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginFollow our live coverage of the 2025 federal election.Peter Dutton sought to link federal Labor to the on-the-nose Victorian state government as he made the $100 billion Suburban Rail Loop megaproject an election issue by declaring it would be as good as dead under a Coalition government.Loading...Gus McCubbing is a journalist at the Australian Financial Review in Melbourne. Connect with Gus on Twitter. Email Gus at gus.mccubbing@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreFederal electionInfrastructureRailPeter DuttonJacinta AllanPublic transportSuburban Rail LoopALPLiberal PartyLatest In PoliticsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review Magazine‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetLauren SamsThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starHow Ozempic and other GLP-1s are transforming much more than just waistlinesBOSS Financial ReviewSPC chief’s battle to remake the household brandPatrick DurkinThe hottest new C-suite position is head of AIThe CEO who calls email the least productive productivity hackLife & LeisureArt Basel Hong Kong reveals the resilience of the region’s collectorsJohn McdonaldMeet the train fanatic making global rail travel a whole lot easierThe former banker who created the perfect white T-shirtRich ListApartment prices in record jump to $19,000 per square metreMichael BlebyCettire recruits Accent shoe chief Daniel Agostinelli to its boardWealthy silk Allan Myers puts Western District run on the market