Imagine the impact on our quality of life if the Rudd Government had directed the economic stimulus package towards improving public transport as an alternative to our reliance on cars.  A light rail link connecting the growth areas of the Macarthur region with the Macarthur Railway Station, improved rail capacity between Macarthur and the city with modern comfortable carriages, the completion of the South-West Rail link, and provision for heavy freight to be moved to rail would now be underway.
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