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May 7th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell says a decision by the federal infrastructure body to refuse funding to Sydney’s North West Rail Link is a “kick in the guts”, and has described its suggestion to instead put on more buses as “ridiculous”.
Mr O’Farrell on Monday lashed out at Infrastructure Australia’s rejection of a NSW submission to help fund the rail line, particularly coming on the back of a dispute with the federal government over funding for the Pacific Highway upgrade.
Private investment may be sought by the NSW government to fund Sydney’s North West Rail line after Infrastructure Australia dismissed its plea that the project receive the $2.1 billion allocated to the Epping to Parramatta link.
Infrastructure Australia described the rail link as not the “highest priority project in Sydney”, and suggested more buses be scheduled to the north west as an interim measure, News Limited reported.
“(This is a) kick in the guts for western Sydney residents, coming on top of yesterday’s decision to walk away from $2.3 billion worth of funding for the Pacific Highway,” Mr O’Farrell told reporters in Sydney.
“It is absolutely ridiculous today for the federal government to be arguing that instead of building the north west rail link there ought to be more buses, with people adding to the existing congestion on the roads from Sydney’s north west.”
Over the weekend the NSW government and Canberra brawled over funding for the Pacific Highway upgrade, with the Gillard government promising $3.56 billion for the full duplication, but with a demand the state government commit to a 50:50 funding agreement.
The NSW government wants Canberra to stick with an 80:20 split agreed to in 2009, saying a 50:50 share of funding would leave a shortfall of $2.31 billion.
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