Privatising Reef protection the wrong way to go
The ‘Implementation of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation Partnership’ audit report has confirmed longstanding concerns from the Greens of a dodgy $443.3 million government grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation (GBRF).
Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson:
“The audit report confirms long-standing concerns relating to the proficiency of the GBRF and its capacity to deliver on the grants objectives.
“The GBRF is essentially a private organisation with no track record in managing large scientific programs.