Look beyond a silver bullet train for stimulus
- Written by Marion Terrill, Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute
Amidst a global pandemic, some people are starting to dream big about infrastructure projects to help get Australia moving again. The decades-old dream of an Australian fast train is back in the headlines. But, as alluring as it sounds, the federal opposition’s idea for a bullet train from Melbourne to Brisbane is not a good use of a...