'Highly irresponsible': Senate calls for Great Barrier Reef Foundation to return money

A Senate inquiry into the $443m grant to private foundation calls for termination of partnershipA committee examining the government's decision to award $443.3m to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation has recommended unspent funds from the controversial grant be returned to the commonwealth and reserved for future reef projects.The final report, tabled in the Senate on Thursday, calls the awarding of the grant last year "a highly irresponsible decision, hastily concocted by relevant ministers" and calls for a fresh review of the structure of all government funding meant to protect the Great Barrier Reef. Continue reading...