> Most , if not all goods will need to travel via the new port and the new
> line in order to make the line a success, nothing wrong with any of this ,
> but it means a few nasties for the states of VICTORIA,NSW and Queensland
> ,who at the moment have the lions share of imports and exports going thru
> their ports.
> In short the existing ports of Brisbane , Sydney & Melb will basically
> become redundant.
>
This statement is totally untrue and very misleading.
The only imports and exports will be those heading to the S.E Asia area.
Brisbane (and Sydney) will still be viable ports for goods to the North
East and East.
(BTW more tonnage goes through Gladstone and ports north I believe
anyway, than Brisbane.)
Melbourne is perhaps the only port to suffer, but it would still have
New Zealand Tasmania and perhaps some western traffic.
> The Hawke Govt found convenient reasons not to build the line.
As have and will all governments: that route is a complete waste of
taxpayers money, nothing else.
The sooner trucks (long distance) are off the road the better. Even the
large trucking companies now realise this and use block trains city to
city.
Cheers
Garry