Exclusive: Consulting firm did not disclose Santos work before being paid to assist the government’s ‘future of gas statement’ that paved way for Narrabri gas development
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Consultancy firm EY did not tell the New South Wales government it was conducting work for Santos before being awarded a $67,375 contract to inform a policy statement that greenlit the gas giant’s Narrabri development.
EY’s involvement in the government’s “future of gas statement” was not disclosed in the July 2021 report that described the Narrabri project as “critical to drive regional economic development and support supply security”.
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