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Savannah Meacham

Rail project blowout sparks a 'cooking the books' claim

The Queensland government says the cost of Brisbane's Cross River Rail project is now $17 billion. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Another major state infrastructure project's budget has ballooned with a crucial rail line set to triple in cost to $17 billion.

But Queensland's opposition says the government is "cooking the books" by unprecedentedly factoring in maintenance costs into the budget blackhole.

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