ALBANESE: Fast trains a winner for regional Australia

By Regional Development Minister Anthony Albanese
Updated April 12 2013 - 10:12am, first published April 11 2013 - 7:27am

Imagine living in Shepparton and you need regular visits to a specialist in Melbourne. Within 43 minutes, you can step from the platform at Southern Cross Station and be in the heart of Melbourne. Maybe you run a small export business in Port Macquarie and need to pop up to Brisbane to check on dispatches. Within a couple of hours you can be at your mailing house. Or perhaps you live in Taree but are studying at the University of Newcastle and need to pop down for the occasional tutorial. Half an hour later, you will be there.

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