In October 2024, it was revealed that Victorian taxpayers paid more than $32.9 million to 102 executives working on the Suburban Rail Loop Authority (SRLA), averaging $322,000 a head.
“It seems pretty clear from the annual report that we don’t have a railway line as much as we have a gravy train”, former Liberal Opposition Leader John Pesutto said.
Considering this background, it was interesting to see SRLA board member James MacKenzie write a spirited strawman defence of the controversial $200 billion SRL project in The AFR. His key arguments are presented below followed by my rebuttal.
