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Australia’s first high-speed rail link could ease house prices and widen the dating pool, UK expert says

Prof Andrew McNaughton also warns plan to build Sydney-Newcastle route is ‘doomed’ to fail unless a shorter stretch to Gosford comes first

The Guardian - AU

'Doing nothing' not an option: High Speed Rail Authority boss says

Sydney-Newcastle high speed rail business case due in 2026

Newcastle Herald

Scrapping HS2 ‘will bring higher fares and congestion for decades’

Plans to make up for the lost capacity due to the cancellation of the railway, first revealed by The Independent, are said to be years away

The Independent UK

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New plans for HS2 money will bring ‘higher fares and congestion for decades’

Rail experts say predicted passenger congestion north of Birmingham will mean ticket price rises to reduce demand

The Guardian - UK

‘We are a political project’: how HS2’s costs have spiralled out of control

Placating Conservatives in marginal seats, inflation in construction and a maze of bureaucracy have seen the cost balloon from £32bn to £71bn

The Guardian - UK

British rail expert backs push for upgrades to 'rather decayed' Canberra to Sydney train line

The leading expert on fast rail recently examined the slow route, saying modest upgrades could make the journey time comparable to driving.

ABC News

UK professor behind NSW fast rail strategy criticises Coalition for dropping plan

Exclusive: UK professor also says findings should be made public as with ‘every other country I’ve worked in’

The Guardian - AU

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Sydney-Newcastle high-speed rail plan looks like it’s been shunted aside

Reports the NSW government will dump plans for a fast train from Sydney to Newcastle haven't exactly been denied by Premier Perrottet.

The New Daily

Planned Sydney-Newcastle high-speed rail in doubt

Dominic Perrottet says his long-term vision for high-speed rail in NSW remains intact despite reports the Sydney-Newcastle route has been dumped.

AAP

Retreat on Sydney to Newcastle high-speed rail 'a joke'

Key Hunter lobby groups have called on the NSW government to clarify whether it has abandoned its plans for fast rail between Newcastle and Sydney.

Newcastle Herald

NSW slams brakes on high-speed rail plans after spending $100m on studies

Exclusive: Perrottet government backs away from building Sydney-Newcastle fast rail link by itself

The Guardian - AU

Government consultant says Newcastle 'priority' for high-speed rail

The head of the UK's high-speed rail rollout says "fixing the corridor between Sydney and the Hunter" would make the most difference to the most people.

Newcastle Herald

Scots Post Office worker left customer with collapsed lung after row over broken shop door

Nahman Naheem has escaped a jail sentence after attacking his victim outside News Plus in Auchterarder High Street.

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