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Additionally, they have promised a A$5bn boost to infrastructure to support local councils by paying for water, power and sewerage at housing development sites.

Instead, the government wants private investment to upgrade the sewerage system and reservoirs.

Scientists said they resembled fat, oil, and grease blobs - often called fatbergs - which are commonly formed in sewerage systems.

"We have appalling roads, no street lights, no fibre broadband, no mobile phone signal, no gas, no mains water, no mains sewerage and no mains electricity."

All households also pay for sewerage services, either as part of their water bill or separately if their water company doesn’t deliver wastewater services.