As if to almost demonstrate my previous toot's point:

There's nothing "contentious" about the SRL. There's a media campaign by 9fax and News Corp in conjunction with the Liberal Party, but polling shows the SRL is received as overwhelmingly positive:

Melbourne's Suburban Rail Loop makes Australia's top infrastructure body's priority list

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-11/suburban-rail-loop-infrastructure-australia-priority-list/106442368

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Contentious Melbourne rail project makes priority infrastructure list

Australia's top infrastructure body has placed Melbourne's Suburban Rail Loop project on the highest priority list for the nation despite raising serious concerns about its business case merely a year ago.