High-speed rail plans may finally end Australia’s 40-year wait to get on board
- Written by Philip Laird, Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong
Japan has had high-speed rail since 1964.Blanscape/ShutterstockAustralia has debated and studied high-speed rail for four decades. The High Speed Rail Authority has begun work on a project that could finally deliver some high-speed rail in the 2030s.
The Albanese government set up the authority in 2022. It also committed A$500 million to plan and...





