8 February 2021 Work has stopped on the 120MW Gangarri solar project near Wandoan in Queensland – the first major solar farm to be built in Australia by global oil giant Shell – after an alleged dispute over payments between contractors led to the standing down of up to 230 workers on Monday. Dan McGaw, the state organiser for the Electrical Trades Union in Queensland, told RenewEconomy that up to 230 casual workers installing solar panels and doing electrical work on the site had received a text message first thing on Monday morning saying their services were no longer required and to pack their bags. “The workers were given no notice. It’s so disappointing. They had to take everything, some had to leave tools at the site,” McGaw told RenewEconomy.