COAL MINES AND MINING – ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS – QUEENSLAND

Greens’ Basin bill bad for climate

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Original article by Richard Ferguson
The Australian – Page: 2 : 4-Jan-19

The Mineral Council of Australia has warned that a proposed ban on thermal coal production in Queensland’s Galilee Basin would force Asian countries to buy lower-quality coal from developing countries. The MCA argues that this could in turn result in higher global carbon emissions. In addition, it has questioned the constitutional validity of such a ban. The Australian Greens’ bill to ban thermal coal production in the Galilee Basin is also opposed by the Queensland division of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining & Energy Union.

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MINERALS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MARITIME, MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND RESOURCES COUNCIL LIMITED, ADANI MINING PTY LTD

Adani denies environmental breaches

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Original article by Mark Ludlow
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 1-Mar-18

Adani has defended its environmental record with regard to the proposed Carmichael coal mine, arguing that the project has undergone a stringent approvals process at state and federal level. However. Adani is involved in several court cases regarding the Carmichael mine. Amongst other things, Adani is challenging a $A12,000 fine over the release of excess water at Abbot Point during Cyclone Debbie in 2017.

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ADANI MINING PTY LTD, NORTHERN AUSTRALIA INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE PROTECTION, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, TOWNSVILLE CITY COUNCIL

Shorten vowed to kill Adani mine

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Original article by Rhian Deutrom, Sarah Elks
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 28-Feb-18

Former Australian Conservation Foundation president Geoff Cousins held private meetings with Opposition Leader Bill Shorten in January. They discussed the potential environmental impact of Adani’s proposed Carmichael coal mine in Queensland, and Cousins says Shorten repeatedly stated that Labor will revoke Adani’s coal mining licence on environmental grounds if it wins the next election. Shorten’s stance on the Carmichael mine has wavered over the last year, and Cousins argues that he needs to resolve Labor’s policy regarding the controversial project.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INCORPORATED, ADANI MINING PTY LTD, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET

Shorten vowed to kill Adani mine

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Original article by Rhian Deutrom, Sarah Elks
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 28-Feb-18

Former Australian Conservation Foundation president Geoff Cousins held private meetings with Opposition Leader Bill Shorten in January. They discussed the potential environmental impact of Adani’s proposed Carmichael coal mine in Queensland, and Cousins says Shorten repeatedly stated that Labor will revoke Adani’s coal mining licence on environmental grounds if it wins the next election. Shorten’s stance on the Carmichael mine has wavered over the last year, and Cousins argues that he needs to resolve Labor’s policy regarding the controversial project.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INCORPORATED, ADANI MINING PTY LTD, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET

Parties split over Adani coal loan

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Original article by Phillip Coorey, Mark Ludlow
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 2 : 6-Dec-16

The Carmichael coal and rail project had received initial approval from the Queensland and Federal Governments, but the funding for the project has not yet been arranged. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has requested the Federal Government to provide Adani with a loan of up to $A1 billion from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Fund. The Australian Labor Party says the private project should not be subsidised with public funds.

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ADANI MINING PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF MINES AND ENERGY

Miners say water bill to cost jobs

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Original article by Michael McKenna
The Australian – Page: 2 : 12-Oct-16

New Hope Coal has warned that the Queensland Government’s proposed new water licence regime for existing resources projects will affect the timetable for the expansion of its Acland mine. MD Shane Stephan has told state MPs that the company will have to begin laying off workers at the mine in 2017 if the legislation is passed. The Queensland Resources Council has criticised the proposed legislation, which would subject resources projects to an additional environmental approval process in order to obtain a water licence.

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NEW HOPE COAL AUSTRALIA, NEW HOPE CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX NHC, QUEENSLAND RESOURCES COUNCIL LIMITED, ADANI MINING PTY LTD, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE PROTECTION

Rinehart mine would damage groundwater

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Original article by Mark Ludlow
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 10 : 20-Oct-15

The Land Court of Queensland has been told that the proposed Kevin’s Corner thermal coal mine should not proceed due to concerns about its impact on groundwater reserves. The $A4.2bn project is being undertaken by Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Coal and India-based GVK, which are facing opposition from environmentalists and farmers. The mine would export up to 30 million tonnes of coal each year.

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HANCOCK COAL PTY LTD, GVK INDUSTRIES LIMITED, LAND COURT OF QUEENSLAND, ADANI ENTERPRISES LIMITED, COAST AND COUNTRY ASSOCIATION OF QUEENSLAND INCORPORATED, NORTH QUEENSLAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL, MACKAY CONSERVATION GROUP INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Adani mine approvals closer

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Original article by Mark Ludlow
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 10 : 21-Aug-15

The Queensland Government has given preliminary approval for the expansion of the Abbot Point coal terminal, the export hub for the proposed Carmichael mine. The breakthrough was welcomed by Adani, the Indian energy giant, which also expressed frustration with anti-coal activists. Queensland is backing the $A16.5 billion Galilee Basin development to create thousands of jobs.

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QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE PROTECTION, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ADANI ABBOT POINT TERMINAL PTY LTD, ADANI MINING PTY LTD, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION

Hunt slams lobbyists for Adani hold-up

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Original article by Mark Ludlow
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 6-Aug-15

Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has accused environmental activists of using litigation as often as possible to obstruct the approval process for mining projects. On 5 August 2015, the Federal Court of Australia set aside environmental approval for the Carmichael coal mine project in Queensland, to be developed by Indian company Adani. The litigant, the Mackay Conservation Group, is confident that the mine will not be built, but Hunt has vowed to issue a new approval as quickly as possible.

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FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA, ADANI MINING PTY LTD, MACKAY CONSERVATION GROUP INCORPORATED, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF MINES AND ENERGY, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE ENVIRONMENT