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Qld coal a $32.7B industry: QRC

THE Queensland coal industry’s contribution of $32.7 billion for 2015-2016 supported more than 180,000 jobs.

Lou Caruana
The dragline at Wesfarmer's Curragh mine in Queensland.

The dragline at Wesfarmer's Curragh mine in Queensland.

The coal industry spent $11.3 billion in Queensland on more than 10,700 local businesses and almost 500 community organisations, Queensland Resources Council CEO Ian Macfarlane said. Overall, resources...

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