Jul 20, 2026 – 6.02pmPauline Hanson’s vision to build new dams, thousands of kilometres of transcontinental rail, and divert Queensland’s monsoonal rain south would cost at least $125 billion, with experts warning the projects are economically unviable and adding to the pressure for One Nation to explain how it would pay for its policies.In her response to Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ May budget, Hanson backed a string of major infrastructure projects, including completing Inland Rail and then extending it to Gladstone and reviving the long debated Bradfield infrastructure scheme to divert runoff from North Queensland’s wet season into the Murray-Darling Basin.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Hanson’s bid to reroute rivers and build rail, dams costs $125b
Pauline Hanson has backed a slew of major infrastructure projects including a scheme to divert North Queensland’s monsoonal rain into the arid south.
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