Rail project funding to be cut by the incoming Abbott government
The following figures are taken from <i>Fiscal Budget Impact of Federal
Coalition Policies</i>, released just before the 7 September election. The
same document shows thousands of millions to be spent on urban road projects.

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<tr><th>Project<th>Cut<br>(AU $million)
<tr><td>Melbourne Metro Rail<td align=right>25
<tr><td>Cross river rail [Brisbane]<td align=right>357
<tr><td>Perth urban rail<td align=right>50
<tr><td>Tonsley Park urban rail [Adelaide]<td align=right>31
<tr><td>Airport rail planning [Avalon, Vic]<td align=right>3
<tr><td>Mulgrave River bridge [FNQ]<td align=right>40

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