‘I’ve got to deal with the bastards ’: Dan’s billionaire golf buddy says SRL flawed

Email Property baron Max Beck — one of Daniel Andrews’ staunchest allies — says the Suburban Rail Loop would be better done by a private investor, and blames sloppy bureaucrats for multi-billion dollar Big Build blowouts.

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