'Due diligence' on $444m Great Barrier Reef grant was for separate project

Foundation's timeline appears to contradict Josh Frydenberg's assurance that 'extensive due diligence' took place before grant

Due diligence the government says it conducted before announcing a $443.8m grant to a not-for-profit group was actually conducted as part of an application for funding for a separate project, the Great Barrier Reef Foundation says.

The environment and energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, says "extensive due diligence" took place before awarding the foundation almost half a billion dollars of taxpayer money.