House debates

Monday, 13 August 2018

Questions without Notice

Great Barrier Reef Foundation

3:04 pm

Photo of Mr Tony BurkeMr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business (House)) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the environment minister. In his previous answer, the minister claimed there was extensive due diligence and that that examined the fundraising history of the foundation. On 6 August, the environment minister said the foundation had raised $80 million. On 10 August, he said it had raised $60 million, and, a few moments later in the same interview, the figure had gone to $65 million. When the minister can't even give a straight answer on how much they've raised yet says this was part of the due diligence, how can the government claim there was any due diligence on a foundation they didn't even contact?

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