{
  "id": 3612523,
  "title": "Suburban Rail Loop smoke and mirrors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/suburban-rail-loop-smoke-and-mirrors",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T23:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/08/suburban-rail-loop-smoke-and-mirrors/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has confirmed that the 26km Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East between Cheltenham and Box Hill will proceed with construction by 2035. Carroll aims to save $2 billion on the project’s cost, now expected to be $34.5 billion, by scaling back infrastructure, including removing underground interchanges at Box Hill and Glen Waverley, The post Suburban Rail Loop smoke and…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}