In announcing a new "cities and the built environment" portfolio, to be held by Jamie Briggs, Mr Turnbull said the Government would no longer prioritise roads over public transport.
"We shouldn't be discriminating between one form of transit and another," he said on Sunday.
"There is no ... 'roads are not better than mass transit' or vice versa, each of them has their place.
"Infrastructure should be assessed objectively and rationally on its merits.
"There is no place for ideology here at all. The critical thing is to ensure that we get the best outcome in our cities."
Victoria's Transport Minister Jacinta Allan said the new direction was good news for the State Government's bid to secure funding for the Melbourne Metro Rail project.
"I think there are encouraging signs that are now coming out of Canberra that would give the Victorian community every reason to be optimistic that we will secure federal funding for the Melbourne Metro Rail project," she said.
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