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Up to 30 dams built with government subsidies, despite minister's claim

Up to 30 large new dams have been built in Australia with government subsidies, despite claims none were being built, a new report says.

A dried up dam at Cottonvale apple orchard, outside the drought ravaged town of Stanthorpe, 180km south west of Brisbane, Friday, October 4, 2019.
A dried up dam at Cottonvale apple orchard, outside the drought ravaged town of Stanthorpe, 180km south west of Brisbane, Friday, October 4, 2019. Source: AAP

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The federal government has spent millions of dollars subsidising new private dams, contradicting a minister's claims very few are being built.

Up to 30 large new dams have been constructed with the help of taxpayer funds, the Australia Institute has found.

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