- Deputy PM Michael McCormack orders a review of the so-called forestry route
- Cecil Plains farmer John 'Cowboy' Cameron says the Condamine floodplain is unsuitable for the project
- Other locals say there has been no consultation
"So for 100 years man has been trying to cross this floodplain and interfere with it, and for 100 years he's failed."
"So if their issue is the crossing of a floodplain, then moving it downstream isn't addressing that issue, it's just compounding it,"Ms Kummerow said.
"I've got to be able to look people in the eye and say we are going to impinge on your rights, but I have to do that on the premise of having the best science and I don't have the best science because ARTC have been derelict in their duties in obtaining that,"he said.
"I was given full access to their people, their information and so forth and I've independently reviewed it and I'm very satisfied that it's fit for purpose."