Can Australia's inland rail project be revived? | Insiders on Background

When Anthony Albanese shelved plans to develop Inland Rail beyond the NSW town of Parkes, the dream of a rail network from Melbourne to Brisbane appeared all but over. But the man who's known as the project's father says negotiations are underway to resurrect it. 00:00 Welcome 1:45 Everald Compton, chair of GreenLink Australia 2:08 Discussions with government on the future of Inland Rail 5:58 How private funding could revive the rail project 7:55 Estimated cost to get from Parkes to Gladstone 9:05 Return on investment 11:36 We're looking at a "freight revolution" 12:40 How likely is it that Anthony Albanese will see through Everald Compton's proposed plan? 14:22 Robert Menzies 15:23 Gough Whitlam "the greatest visionary of my lifetime" 15:57 Julia Gillard 17:05 Bob Hawke and Gough Whitlam 18:20 Paul Keating 18:50 Who was the most difficult Prime Minister to work with? 19:42 How politics has changed 22:00 Goodbye Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Read more here: Welcome to ABC News In-depth, where you'll find our long-form journalism and other videos to help you understand what's going on in the world around you. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/NewsOnABC Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia