Snowy Hydro 2.0 wins final federal 'thumbs-up' – despite environmental fears

$100m to be spent on conservation after critics expressed concerns for Kosciuszko national park

Scott Morrison has announced federal approval for the Snowy 2.0 project in the closing days of the Eden-Monaro byelection campaign, declaring Snowy Hydro would spend $100m on measures aimed at allaying environmental concerns.

The prime minister told reporters on Tuesday he was excited to announce the thumbs-up, green light for the Snowy 2.0 project to now move to its full implementation phase" with construction to begin over the next two years.