The chairman of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation and two more board members have agreed to appear at a Senate inquiry examining a $443.8m government grant to the not-for-profit.
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| The government has been under pressure to explain the process behind the awarding of the grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. |
John Schubert, who attended a meeting with the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, and the environment and energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, on 9 April that led to the awarding of the grant, will appear before the Senate committee for questioning at a second hearing on 18 September.
Stephen Fitzgerald, a former chairman of Goldman Sachs, and Grant King, president of the Business Council of Australia, have also agreed to give evidence.
“The committee is also seeking the attendance of another member of the board and agreed to consider summoning this member of the board if necessary,” committee chair Peter Whish-Wilson said on Wednesday.
Read the story from The Guardian by Lisa Cox - “Senate inquiry to grill Great Barrier Reef Foundation chairman over $444m grant.”
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