PM Albanese’s honeymoon with state premiers is officially over after his government took the axe to a bunch of road and rail projects across the country. Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King says an independent review found plans worth $120 billion were facing a $33 billion cost blowout due to rising building costs and labour shortages, so the Commonwealth’s cancelling 50 projects. On the chopping block: NSW loses a big road upgrade between Sydney and the Central West and works around Western Sydney. Victoria faces cuts to the Geelong Fast Rail. And in Queensland, the Sunshine Coast rail and M1 upgrades are gone. Queensland’s Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has led the angry response, calling the cuts “outrageous” and a “body blow”.