Developers Walk Away From Huge Wetlands Project

The wetlands are home to at-risk loggerhead turtles and eastern curlews with 26,000 comments made on the development.

Minister for Environment Tanya Plibersek and government members and senators arrive at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Nov. 30, 2023. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Developers for a project worth more than $1 billion on Queensland wetlands have withdrawn their application.