Albanese government abandons beleaguered inland rail project connecting NSW with Queensland
funding to other national rail upgrades.
The cost has increased more than 50% in just three years, since Dr Kerry Schott was commissioned by Labor in 2023 to [independently review the project](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/06/astonishing-cost-of-inland-rail-doubles-to-30bn-as-review-savages-coalition-over-project).