Too close for comfort: how the coal and gas industry get their way in Queensland

Graham Readfearn produced a report (October 2015) for The Australia Institute about the coal and gas industry’s sway over government decisions regarding the resources sector in Queensland.

Too Close for Comfort examines the relationship between the Queensland Government and the fossil fuel industry. The report reveals a pattern of secrecy, a lack of accountability and transparency and a fast moving revolving door between the highest levels of the bureaucracy and government, where political donations may well be just the tip of the iceberg.’
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