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UNCLASSIFIED THE HON SCOTT MORRISON MP Prime Minister THE HON MICHAEL MCCORMACK MP Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development THE HON JOSH FRYDENBERG MP Treasurer THE HON ALAN TUDGE MP Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population SARAH HENDERSON MP Federal Member for Corangamite JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Friday, 22 March 2019 GEELONG TO MELBOURNE TRAVEL CUT IN HALF PART OF 20-YEAR FAST RAIL PLAN The Morrison Government will deliver $2 billion to bring fast rail to life between Geelong and Melbourne, cutting the 80km journey in half to 32 minutes. The congestion-busting rail will be the first of its kind in Australia – travelling at the fastest speeds of any train line in the nation at an average of 160 km/h. As part of the Government’s Plan for Australia’s Future Population to take pressure off the big cities and support the growth of the regions, ...

THE HON ALAN TUDGE MP MINISTER FOR CITIZENSHIP AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS OPINION PIECE 26 June 2018 BUILDING ON AUSTRALIA’S MIGRANT SUCCESS STORY Migrating to a new country can be an enormous gamble. People take huge risks to uproot their lives in order to come here to enjoy the freedoms and opportunities Australia has to offer. People do not come here to fail, but to succeed. And for generations, many have done just that. Migrants have made and continue to make an enormous contribution to the success of our nation. They have helped build modern Australia, making it what it is today. I have often said that Australia is the most successful multicultural nation in the world. Our success has been firmly based on integration. Over the decades people from all over the world have come to Australia, adopted our values, shared our loyalties and contributed to our society. Migrants have ...