Adani rail line to Abbot Point not a priority, says Infrastructure Australia

Agency says it has not received a submission on the rail line from Queensland government and has not conducted any cost-benefit analysis

Infrastructure Australia has not identified a proposed rail line linking the controversial Adani coalmine with the Abbot Point port as a priority, and it has not consulted the body which is expected to stump up a concessional loan.

The chief executive of Infrastructure Australia, Philip Davies, told a Senate estimates hearing on Monday that the rail line - which has been pushed assiduously by the federal resources minister, Matt Canavan - was not "something we've currently identified" as a priority project.