Documents obtained under freedom of information laws show a wealthy Queensland family have lobbied government officials to redirect the Australian Government’s inland rail project to be closer to the family’s private airport.
The $10 billion Brisbane-to-Melbourne rail line had been diverted, with emails between Dennis Wagner and government officials seen as a key reason for the redirection towards the private airport.
This decision has been criticised by farmers in the railway path, with certain residents suggesting their homes will soon be ‘unliveable’ after cutting through their property.