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Neve Brissenden

Drilling begins on east coast high-speed rail route

The east coast high-speed rail project will connect Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. (Supplied by Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Catherine King/AAP PHOTOS)

Rail passengers keen to travel across the Australian east coast in record time could be one step closer as preliminary drilling begins to determine the high-speed rail route.

The long-anticipated east coast rail project is set to connect Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and regional communities in between.

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