Federal Government now selling NSW Silver!

According to the SMH, the federal Transport Minister, Anthony Albanese, and Kristina Keneally will sign a contract for the Epping to Parramatta train line before the state election, even though Mr Albanese must know Kristina will be turfed out of office in that election! The contract will be worded so that the $2.1 billion federal funding cannot be re-allocated to suit the wishes of the NSW electorate! So much for democracy!
Barry O'Farrell says the state needs the north-west rail link much more urgently than the E/P train. Surely if the electorate agrees with him, Kristina should not with a clear conscience be able to over-rule that majority view.
Mr Albanese is quoted as saying "this federal Labour government doesn't renegotiate our commitments; we deliver on them." Surely then he shouldn't be negotiating now with the failed NSW Labour government, but should wait until the taxpayers have voted. Then he can negotiate in good faith with the real NSW government.
The SMH says that the matter might be irrelevant. The NSW state will be expected to provide $520 million at the start of the project, but the federal government's contribution of $2.1 billion won't be required until 2014. By then the federal governments could also have changed hands. But in the meantime NSW taxpayers will be up for however much of our money the state manages to spend before Mr O'Farrell cancels the project.