The site chosen to offset the massive Badgerys Creek project was already earmarked for protection. Experts accuse the government of ‘double-dipping’
There are serious flaws in the environmental offsets being used to compensate for the new western Sydney airport now under construction in Badgerys Creek, a Guardian Australia investigation has found.
All up, 1,780ha of bushland will be razed to make way for the new travel hub – an area bigger than the Adelaide CBD.