
Why Australia Needs
High Speed Rail

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Australia's population is projected to double to 46 million by 2075, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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Despite having the world’s sixth largest land mass, Australia’s settlement patterns are highly urbanised, with over 86% of residents living in large cities.
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51% of Australia’s population is contained in 4 capital cities - Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra and Melbourne - and 76% of Australia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is generated in Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT.
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Large expanses of resource-rich but sparsely populated, under-developed regional areas separate our capital cities.
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The pattern of increasingly congested and expensive urban centres disconnected from under-developed regional areas is unsustainable.
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An east coast settlement strategy enabled by high speed and fast train networks connecting cities and regions will balance population growth, increase productivity and improve our quality of life.