It's time to find out if Australia's threatened species projects are actually effective

A Senate estimates hearing has been told how little auditing takes place on such projects. But no big deal, it's just the environment, right? Imagine spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a project and not being able to demonstrate whether or not you've achieved what you set out to.Such is the case for programs aimed at helping Australia's threatened plants and animals, which the government has boasted it is funding to the tune of $255m. Continue reading...