One of Australia’s most ambitious nation-building projects has been marred by massive cost blowouts and extraordinary delays. The Inland Rail project from Melbourne to Brisbane was originally due to be completed in 2025. But with construction yet to get underway anywhere in Queensland, some are asking whether the project will ever be finished. Peter McCutcheon reports. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Read more here: https://ab.co/423Qdwy

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