Assoc Prof Laird submitted that the case for high-speed rail, or even faster rail, couldn’t be made until the necessary land corridors needed either for new tracks or upgrading existing tracks were identified and protected.

Source: https://the-riotact.com/sanity-not-vanity-the-case-for-faster-rail-over-high-speed-options-between-canberra-and-sydney/688273

However, Assoc Prof Marks said he has been “extremely unimpressed” by the reports from the Pacific Island Forum cited by Dr Ruff, from a scientist’s point of view.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/politics-and-science-clash-controversy-over-japans-fukushima-wastewater-release-plan-say-experts-south-korea-china-hong-kong-3720806?cid=cna_flip_070214