Sam Hardman of Tehachapi, Calif., holding a sign against the California City Detention Facility housing migrants waits in line to speak out during public comment at the city council meeting on Sept.

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One crucial improvement could pave the way for 170-minute trains from Melbourne to Warrnambool, but the Victorian government appears uninterested in the change.

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It is 25 years since the state government promised an 80-minute rail journey between Melbourne and Bendigo, so is it still possible and what would it take?

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