Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has pledged $5.4 billion to build the Hell’s Gate mega dam in Queensland as he tours the state promising the project will provide jobs, water, and food security for the region ahead of the federal elections expected by May.
Hell’s Gate Dam is expected to be four times the size of Sydney Harbour and is hoped to capture the country’s seasonal monsoonal rains and open up 60,000 hectares of agricultural lands in North Queensland.