$30b is chicken feed if it is for Defence

July 30, 2025

“The last quote was $30 billion for fast rail between Newcastle and Sydney."

This is cheap for a rail link that would be used regularly and could be expanded, when you consider the cost of submarines and the fact that past Defence white elephants have never fired a shot in defence of Australia. That is, if they are ever delivered.

This figure would be cheap even if we don’t buy the latest from China for fear of them spying on our kangaroos and cows in the bush.