Key federal crossbenchers have questioned senior government bureaucrats about possible secret approaches to foreign agencies for financial support for Adani's controversial Carmichael coal mine.
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| Senator Nick Xenophon says "there needs to be an open and transparent process" regarding the Adani mine. |
The questions have been sparked by a Freedom of Information request to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) for documents relating to requests for foreign government financing for the controversial multi-billion-dollar mine and rail project.
In response, DFAT asked for more time to respond as the request had "captured several hundred pages of documents”.
Senator Nick Xenophon said he would be demanding clarification from DFAT officials at Senate Estimates today about what representations the Federal Government has made to foreign agencies.
Read the ABC News story - “Adani: DFAT facing questions over possible secret requests for foreign cash to fund controversial mine.”
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