https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7831877/Chinese-company-allowed-water-drought-ravaged-Queensland.html


Quote:

'How is this allowed to happen?' Chinese company is given the green light to run a water mining operation in drought-ravaged Queensland - while desperate residents are forced to take 90-second showers [list bull-blackball] Chinese company granted go-ahead to run commercial water extraction facility [list bull-blackball] Decision comes despite nearby residents suffering through severe drought [list bull-blackball] Those in Stanthorpe about 40km away just weeks from running out of water [list bull-blackball] Residents living near the site in southern Queensland have hit out at decision [list bull-blackball] Those in Stanthorpe and nearby Warwick limited to just 80 litres of water daily

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/28/05/22730430-7831877-image-a-24_1577509255711.jpg

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/28/05/22730432-7831877-image-a-29_1577509380030.jpg

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/28/05/22730502-7831877-image-a-30_1577509464922.jpg

Who signed this deal?

A Chinese company has done a similar thing in NZ and pays 0 % tax as they worked out an easy loophole

Sprintcyclist wrote on Dec 29^th, 2019 at 10:05am:

Who signed this deal? A Chinese company has done a similar thing in NZ and pays 0 % tax as they worked out an easy loophole

Some crook signed the deal. Check out his swiss bank account :(

To add further insult:


Quote:

The company plan to transport the water to a Gold Coast bottling plant, according to council documents.

Sprintcyclist wrote on Dec 29^th, 2019 at 10:05am:

Who signed this deal?

According to the website:

https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/mining-energy-water/water/bores-and-groundwater/groundwater

I'm assuming it would've been with the Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy.