Multiple outlets report that Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s successor, David Crisafulli? (No—these articles focus on “Carroll”): the reports say “Carroll” has only weeks to decide on the Sydney Regional Rail Link (SRL) project before a major turning point. The shared message is that the project’s momentum increases sharply once tunnel boring machines (TBMs) begin work. At that stage, cancelling or reversing the undertaking is described as becoming significantly harder. The coverage frames the coming period as critical for the decision-makers, noting that the start of tunnelling acts as a practical deadline for any reconsideration. While the sources emphasise different implications of the decision, they align on the same central timeline and consequence: a watershed moment is approaching, and the ability to pull back diminishes as construction moves into tunnelling.