Adani Group Queensland councils say they won't own Adani airport despite paying $34m Councils backtrack on previous statements and say they do not own the site or have any say in how facility is built Protesters against the Adani coalmine in Brisbane. Townsville and Rockhampton councils will spend $18.5m and $15.5m respectively on an airport at the mine. At the time, officials from Townsville council publicly stated the $34m was to “build and own the airport”. The complaint hinges on whether Townsville and Rockhampton councils own the airport or are funding its construction for Adani. There’s mixed messages from both sides.”In fact, both councils now say the airport is not theirs and would belong to Adani.

Source: The Guardian January 17, 2018 17:03 UTC