GPT Group chief executive Michael Cameron has backed light rail as a suitable replacement for inner-city Newcastle's much-debated heavy rail line.

Speaking at the Hunter Business Chamber lunch in Newcastle yesterday, Mr Cameron said GPT would go ahead with its proposed $600 million retail project in the CBD if light rail was the city's preferred public transport option.

"For us it is all about reconfiguring the transport solution and replacing the current situation with something that's better," he said.

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