Australia wastes more taxpayer money on infrastructure blowouts than almost all comparable nations, a new report reveals msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sydney s disastrous light rail line delivered just 10 passengers a minute in its first year after the costs to build it blew out to $3 billion.
Since the whole line opened on April 3, it has been so sparsely used that the NSW Government will be forced to subsidise it.
There were 4.45 million trips on the Randwick line and 4.55 million on the Kingsford line in the first year, a dismal 28 per cent of the predicted 31.4 million trips.
Sydney Light Rail only carried 10 passengers per operating minute for first year in operation
The NSW Government has alloted the risk of decreased fare revenue from the Sydney Light Rail to the taxpayers
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