COAL MINES AND MINING – GOVERNMENT POLICY – QUEENSLAND

Labor hardhead urges Premier to approve coalmine

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Original article by Michael McKenna
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 13-Jul-20

Labor senator Anthony Chisholm has urged the Queensland government to approve the $900 million expansion of the New Acland coal mine, despite a legal challenge before the High Court. Labor’s former state secretary was considered the architect of Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s election win in 2015. Chisholm notes that the government has been "cautious" in its handling of the New Acland approval, opting to wait until all legal issues have been resolved . However, he contends that circumstances have changed, and that jobs will be lost if approval for the extension is not granted.

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Adani to get the all-clear on finch

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Original article by Sarah Elks
The Australian – Page: 2 : 31-May-19

Queensland’s Environment Department is expected to announce on 31 May that it has approved Adani’s management plan for the black-throated finch at its proposed Carmichael coal mine. Approval for the plan could mean Adani just needs approval for its groundwater-management plan for construction of the $2 billion mine to commence. Meanwhile, Opposition leader Deb Freck­lington has accused Queensland Treasurer Jackie Trad of holding the mining industry to ransom over her proposed ‘voluntary’ $100 million regional infrastructure fund.

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QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE PROTECTION, ADANI MINING PTY LTD, BHP GROUP LIMITED – ASX BHP, ANGLO AMERICAN AUSTRALIA LIMITED, PEABODY COALTRADE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, GLENCORE COAL HOLDINGS LIMITED, QUEENSLAND. TREASURY

Finch trade-off breaks Adani mine stalemate

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Original article by Sarah Elks, Michael McKenna, Charlie Peel
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 24-May-19

The Queensland government is set to reveal a timeframe for approving the environmental plans for Adani’s proposed Carmichael coal mine. Adani Mining CEO Lucas Dow has welcomed the government’s commitment to set a timetable for approving the plans, after meeting with the state’s Co-ordinator-General and Department of Mining officials on 23 May. The department is expected to approve Adani’s management plan for the black-throated finch within weeks, having rejected it earlier in May.

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ADANI MINING PTY LTD, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, QUEENSLAND. OFFICE OF THE CO-ORDINATOR GENERAL, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE PROTECTION, QUEENSLAND RESOURCES COUNCIL LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MARITIME, MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF AUSTRALIA

Labor folds over Adani coal mine

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Original article by Mark Ludlow
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 23-May-19

The Queensland Government is expected to approve Adani’s Carmichael coal mine within weeks, after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk demanded an end to the delays that have stalled the project. Palaszczuk has described Labor’s federal election defeat as a "wake-up call", after having previously downplayed suggestions that the Adani debate had affected Labor’s vote in regional Queensland. Adani Mining CEO Lucas Dow has urged the state to act quickly to give final approval to the project, but Basha Stasak of the Australian Conservation Foundation says the government must not yield to pressure from Adani and the coal industry.

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ADANI MINING PTY LTD, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INCORPORATED, QUEENSLAND RESOURCES COUNCIL LIMITED, CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MARITIME, MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF AUSTRALIA, LIBERAL-NATIONAL PARTY OF QUEENSLAND, ADANI GROUP, QUEENSLAND. OFFICE OF CO-ORDINATOR GENERAL

Labor two-faced on coal

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Original article by Mark Ludlow, Luke Housego
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 6 : 1-May-19

The Queensland Government’s stance on Adani’s proposed Carmichael thermal coal mine is under scrutiny after it approved an expansion of Yancoal’s Cameby Downs mine, as well as several metallurgical coal mines. The government has been accused of double standards by Steve Smyth, the state president of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining & Energy Union. Adani CEO Lucas Dow in turn has accused the state government of hypocrisy for taking out newspaper advertisements promoting its support for resources projects while continuing to stall on approving the Carmichael mine.

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ADANI MINING PTY LTD, YANCOAL AUSTRALIA LIMITED – ASX YAL, CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MARITIME, MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, WHITEHAVEN COAL LIMITED – ASX WHC, PEMBROKE RESOURCES PTY LTD, MACKAY CONVEYOR EQUIPMENT, QUEENSLAND RESOURCES COUNCIL LIMITED, LIBERAL-NATIONAL PARTY OF QUEENSLAND

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

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