Documents obtained by the ABC show the original business case for a "sustainable" development precinct proposed for Darwin Harbour described it as a "new gas demand centre", prompting critics to question the environmental merits of a project that has received $1.5 billion in federal funding.
The 27-page business case, titled "Growing Advanced Manufacturing in the Northern Territory's Middle Arm Industrial Precinct", was submitted by the NT government to Infrastructure Australia in September 2020 in a bid to secure funding from the Commonwealth.
