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Kat Wong

'Not happy': states to pay more for infrastructure

Changes to how much the Commonwealth will commit to infrastructure projects has angered states. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Premiers are bristling after the federal government announced states would have to pay at least half the bill for new infrastructure projects.

In a major funding overhaul, the Commonwealth will contribute to major infrastructure projects on a 50-50 basis with states and territories, where previously they were entirely funded by the federal government or split 80-20. 

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