Government loan to Adani will create 'billion-dollar ghost train', Senate told

Public governance specialist raises concerns over the way the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility is conducting itselfIf the federal government funds a rail link to Adani's proposed Carmichael mine, it will become known as the "government-funded billion-dollar ghost train", an expert in public governance has told the Senate.Thomas Clark, a professor at the University of Technology Sydney, who has decades of experience in public and corporate governance, appeared before a Senate inquiry into the operation and governance of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (Naif), which is considering a $900m loan to Adani's rail link. Continue reading...