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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Lisa Cox

Tanya Plibersek plans to reject a $1.3bn development at Moreton Bay. Why was it so controversial?

A sign on a fence in Cleveland, near Toondah Harbour, opposing the development.
A sign on a fence in Cleveland, near Toondah harbour, opposing the development. Photograph: Dan Peled/The Guardian

The environment and water minister, Tanya Plibersek, has indicated she plans to reject a proposal for a $1.3bn residential, shopping and marina development at Moreton Bay in Queensland.

Walker Corporation’s Toondah harbour project proposed to develop an area of internationally significant wetland that is habitat for migratory birds including the critically endangered eastern curlew.

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