PM announces $5.4bn in funding for project that’s yet to have environmental approvals or final business case
The federal government’s announcement of $5.4bn to build the Hells Gates Dam in north Queensland commits money to a project with no final business case, no environmental approvals, and which experts say could further threaten the long-term health of the Great Barrier Reef.
The prime minister, Scott Morrison, announced on Wednesday that his government would build the 2,100 gigalitre dam – about four times the size of Sydney Harbour – that could potentially support 60,000ha of new land for irrigated agriculture.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/mar/23/morrisons-green-light-for-queenslands-hells-gates-dam-threatens-great-barrier-reef-experts-warn
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