NSW sought to have Narrabri gas project removed from Scott Morrison’s fast-track approvals list
by Christopher Knaus and Lisa Cox from on (#5R4AV)
FoI documents reveal state government feared rapid approval of Santos project would undermine public trust'
The New South Wales government urged the prime minister's department to remove Santos' Narrabri gas project from a list of developments it wanted to rush through the approval process, warning it would undermine public trust", documents released under freedom of information show.
Last year, the prime minister, Scott Morrison, announced the government would fast-track approvals for 15 projects to help drive economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis.
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