Greens blast ‘dysfunctional’ governance as division’s deputy secretary tells inquiry of ‘no clear checks and balances’
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The Australian Antarctic Division did not have internal budgets and overspent $42m in one year before being forced to cancel or defer dozens of crucial climate science projects, including studies of record-low sea ice.
The Greens have described the division’s admission as “shocking” during a Senate inquiry, triggered in part by Guardian Australia’s reports that budget pressure has stopped remediation work and research on melting glaciers, biodiversity and climate change.
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