No tender process for $444m Great Barrier Reef grant, Senate hearing told

Government fails to explain how it decided to award record grant to reef charity with six full-time employeesSign up to receive the top stories in Australia every day at noon The government awarded a record grant for Great Barrier Reef protection to a non-profit group without a competitive process, a Senate estimates hearing has been told.Under sustained pressure from Labor, Greens and crossbench senators on Monday, the government failed to explain how it decided to award $444m to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, a charity with six full-time staff, instead of using the money to fund work by departmental agencies. Continue reading...