Grant of $3.3m for Shine Energy approved despite not being entirely appropriate, auditor general finds – The Guardian

Advice underpinning the decision to spend $4m on a feasibility study into a coal-fired power station at Collinsville in north Queensland was only partially appropriate, the auditor general has said.
On Thursday the Australian National Audit Office released its report into the controversial decision to assist Shine Energy with an ad-hoc grant it was invited to apply for after its selection was publicly announced.
The report reveals the Collinsville feasibility study did not meet two of the eligibility…

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