Was the $1b Sydney desalination plant 'decided by a focus group'?

By Sean Nicholls, Kate McClymont
Updated June 17 2017 - 1:48pm, first published 1:44pm
NSW Premier elect, Morris Iemma, Carl Scully and Police Commissioner, Ken Moroney attend a doorstop press conference in Farrar Place. 1.8.05 pic shows. Carl Scully,and  Morris Iemma  leave questioning journalists in their wake as they leave the press conf. photo Robert Pearce rmp SMH NEWS story Ann Davies SPECIALX 39789
NSW Premier elect, Morris Iemma, Carl Scully and Police Commissioner, Ken Moroney attend a doorstop press conference in Farrar Place. 1.8.05 pic shows. Carl Scully,and Morris Iemma leave questioning journalists in their wake as they leave the press conf. photo Robert Pearce rmp SMH NEWS story Ann Davies SPECIALX 39789

The NSW Labor government led by former premier Morris Iemma announced it would build Sydney's $1 billion desalination plant without consideration by the cabinet budget committee and on the basis of a focus group, a former minister claims.

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