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Senator Matt Canavan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 11, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Federal Coalition has launched a “Rescue our Rail” petition in support of extending the Inland Rail project into Queensland.<\/p>\n

The Federal Government announced last week that the much-discussed project would not extend beyond Parkes in NSW.<\/p>\n

Nationals leader Matt Canavan said Labor\u2019s decision to scrap the project halfway through was devastating for regional communities and must be overturned.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Inland Rail project is a nation-changing project, spanning 1600km from Melbourne to Brisbane and connecting regional areas through Victoria, NSW and Queensland,\u201d Senator Canavan said.<\/p>\n

Shadow Infrastructure Minister Senator Bridget McKenzie said Inland Rail was a once-in-a-generation project to get freight off roads.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Inland Rail would take 200,000 truck movements off our roads and cut freight sector carbon emissions by 750,000 tonnes per year by 2050,” she said.<\/p>\n

The joint Nationals \/ Liberal \/ LNP petition can be found online<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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