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Plibersek ends Palmer's Qld coal aspirations

Plibersek said risks to the Great Barrier Reef, freshwater creeks and groundwater are too great.

Lou Caruana
Environment minister Tanya Plibersek has rejected Clive Palmer's plans for Central Queensland coal, saying the risks to the Great Barrier Reef, freshwater creeks and groundwater are too great.

Environment minister Tanya Plibersek has rejected Clive Palmer's plans for Central Queensland coal, saying the risks to the Great Barrier Reef, freshwater creeks and groundwater are too great.

The project had intended to mine 2 million tonnes per annum of run-of-mine coal, which, when processed, would produce 1.5Mtpa of semi-soft coking coal. It was proposed to initially start operations...

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