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Suburban Rail Loop cost: $50bn promised, $96.4bn forecast

How much will the Suburban Rail Loop cost? $33.3bn for stage one, says the government, but the Auditor-General says it could top $36bn. Two stages: $96.4bn.

Aussie Outrage · 1 November 2026 · 12 min read

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Inland Rail was sold as a $10.7 billion project. It now costs $45.6 billion, and stops at Parkes

Inland Rail's full cost is now $45.6bn, four times the 2015 business case. In May the government stopped it at Parkes, 1,000km short of Brisbane.

Aussie Outrage · 25 October 2026 · 6 min read

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Snowy 2.0 was sold as a $2 billion project. It could now cost $25 billion

Snowy 2.0 was sold at $2 billion in 2017. Snowy Hydro's new target cost is $22.2 billion, up to $25 billion, and first power is now 2029. How it blew out.

Aussie Outrage · 25 October 2026 · 9 min read

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Suburban Rail Loop cost: $50bn promised, $96.4bn forecast

Inland Rail was sold as a $10.7 billion project. It now costs $45.6 billion, and stops at Parkes

Snowy 2.0 was sold as a $2 billion project. It could now cost $25 billion