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Nationals leader Matt Canavan says the government has pulled the economic rug out from under the regions by scrapping the $45 billion Inland Melbourne-Brisbane Rail project in the federal budget. Matt Canavan spoke to media about the funding cut on May 11, 2026. Video via AAP

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00:00goods and freight so much more efficiently and quicker around our country.
00:04That would open up more jobs, it would save costs, it would reduce emissions,
00:09it would save us diesel and increase our fuel security.
00:12So many benefits were to come from this inland rail project.
00:16And not only has the government completely taken the economic rug away
00:21from these great communities and businesses, they've done so with zero consultation.
00:27They didn't show up, they didn't talk to those communities,
00:31they haven't got their views on what could be done differently.
00:35Maybe they could cut the cloth, maybe we could save this in a different way.
00:38Instead, once again, this Prime Minister has acted cowardly by not showing up,
00:45by not talking to the people that he's affected through this decision.
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