Labor’s high-speed rail line ‘is not going to happen’

Labor’s proposed high-speed rail line between Sydney and Newcastle is never going to happen because it is “simply not cost effective,” according to Liberal Party federal vice-president Teena McQueen.

Mr Albanese pitched to voters in Newcastle a Labor government would prioritise a high-speed rail between Newcastle and Sydney’s CBD.

The proposed line would cut commute time by two hours and would be the first stage of an extended line.