Ann: Suspension from Official Quotation, page-77

Yes it is like watching the destruction of the Spanish Amada except in this case instead of being wrecked along the Scottish Coastline due to reliance on inexperienced navigators from a far off land the wreckage is closer to home

Objectively , it was a reliance on over qualified and under experienced German engineers designing a process and machinery for Australian conditions , when off the shelf plant designs were available from the USA which had already been proven in similar salt lakes to Australia, with American engineers experienced in how to implement those designs but relegated to a consultancy roll - must have been frustrating for them !