CSIRO unaware of $444m reef grant before announcement
by Lisa Cox and Katharine Murphy from Environment | The Guardian on (#3WQQT)
Staff at government scientific agency will likely be seconded to help administer funds, documents show
The CSIRO was not aware a $443.8 m grant would be offered to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation and staff at the agency are likely to be seconded to the charity to help administer the funds, according to documents tabled in the Senate.
The documents, tabled on Monday, show the agency "didn't have visibility" before the government announced the grant on 29 April, with correspondence from senior staff noting the prime minister's office appeared to be involved.
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