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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Henry Belot

Consulting firm EY worked for gas giant Santos while advising NSW on gas policy

A view of gas infrastructure in Narrabri from above, with forest around
Consultancy firm EY worked on a ‘future of gas’ policy for the NSW government without revealing it had previously conducted work for gas producer Santos. Photograph: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

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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