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The government now says it costs $19 billion","2026-10-25",{"project":44,"originalCost":45,"currentCost":46,"announced":47,"note":48},"Cross River Rail",5400000000,19041000000,"2017","Queensland Government figure (Oct 2025). It includes 25 years of tunnel maintenance and network works; Labor disputes counting them.",{"path":50,"title":51,"category":9,"date":42,"blowout":52},"\u002Fstories\u002Fhunter-class-frigates-27-billion-three-ships","Hunter-class frigates: sold as nine warships for $35 billion. We're now paying $27 billion for three",{"project":53,"originalCost":54,"currentCost":55,"announced":56,"note":57},"Hunter-class frigates",35000000000,45600000000,"2018","2020 Force Structure Plan estimate for nine ships. The program is now six ships; close to $27bn is allocated for the first three, including the Osborne shipyard.",{"path":59,"title":60,"category":9,"date":42,"blowout":61},"\u002Fstories\u002Finland-rail-cost-blowout-45-billion-parkes","Inland Rail was sold as a $10.7 billion project. It now costs $45.6 billion, and stops at Parkes",{"project":62,"originalCost":63,"currentCost":55,"announced":64,"note":65},"Inland Rail",10660000000,"2015","Both P90 estimates for the full Melbourne to Brisbane line. Only Beveridge to Parkes is now being built.",{"path":67,"title":68,"category":9,"date":42,"blowout":69},"\u002Fstories\u002Fnorth-east-link-cost-blowout-26-billion","North East Link was sold as a $10 billion road. It now costs $26 billion",{"project":70,"originalCost":71,"currentCost":72,"announced":73,"note":74},"North East Link",10000000000,26100000000,"2016","Victoria's December 2023 estimate. Includes the Eastern Freeway and M80 upgrades added since.",{"path":76,"title":77,"category":9,"date":42,"blowout":78},"\u002Fstories\u002Fsnowy-2-0-cost-blowout-25-billion","Snowy 2.0 was sold as a $2 billion project. It could now cost $25 billion",{"project":79,"originalCost":80,"currentCost":81,"announced":47,"note":82},"Snowy 2.0",2000000000,22200000000,"Target cost. Up to $25bn with contingency; transmission not included.",{"id":84,"title":85,"body":86,"career":101,"description":114,"draft":115,"electorate":116,"extension":117,"image":118,"meta":119,"name":85,"navigation":120,"party":121,"path":122,"role":123,"seo":124,"status":125,"stem":126,"trail":127,"updated":42,"__hash__":154},"people\u002Fpeople\u002Fjacinta-nampijinpa-price.md","Jacinta Nampijinpa Price",{"type":87,"value":88,"toc":96},"minimark",[89,93],[90,91,92],"p",{},"The smallest breach on our list. In August 2024, Senator Price claimed travel allowance for a stay in Canberra from 12 to 18 August, but spent 15 to 17 August in Melbourne on sponsored travel. She hadn't claimed taxpayer-funded flights to Melbourne, but she had claimed the Canberra allowance for the night of the 15th.",[90,94,95],{},"She told IPEA it was an oversight, and repaid $387.50 including a 25% penalty. 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No cost published.",{"title":135,"url":136},"IPEA assurance review, Senator Price, travel to the Gold Coast","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ipea.gov.au\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002F2025-10\u002FAssurance%20Review_Senator%20Jacinta%20Nampijinpa%20Price_Travel%20to%20the%20Gold%20Coast.pdf",{"date":138,"title":139,"amount":140,"category":141,"outcome":142,"note":143,"source":144},"2024-08-15","Travel allowance claimed for a night in Canberra when she was in Melbourne on sponsored travel",310,"accommodation","breach","Her Canberra stay from 12 to 18 August overlapped sponsored travel to Melbourne from 15 to 17 August. She told IPEA the claim was an oversight. She hadn't claimed taxpayer-funded flights to Melbourne. Amount before the penalty, calculated from IPEA's invoice of $387.50.",{"title":145,"url":146},"IPEA assurance review, Senator Price, published May 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ipea.gov.au\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002F2026-05\u002FAssurance%20Review%20-%20Senator%20Jacinta%20Nampijinpa%20Price.pdf",{"date":148,"title":149,"amount":150,"category":151,"outcome":152,"source":153},"2026-05","Repaid the travel allowance plus a 25% penalty",387.5,"repayment","repaid",{"title":145,"url":146},"N9GbbSYSE2mcWov82y6mUOR3O97CooMpbgnBk9QVdAI",[],1793703844336]