‘Cruel hoax’: Dutton vows to dump S uburban Rail Loop commitment

Email Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will scrap the Albanese government’s promised $2.2bn contribution to the rail loop and divert the money elsewhere, including to the airport rail link, if he wins the election.

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