Adani fights on for Carmichael coal mine

摘要

Adani is still struggling to get final approvals for its Carmichael coal mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin, with the state government's Department' of Environment and Science (DES) ordering further reviews of the company's Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem Management Plan (GDEMP). The latest setback for Adani came after Melissa Price, the federal Liberal/National Coalition government's environment minister, issued final federal approvals for Carmichael in the last hours before a national election was called. Leaked emails subsequently revealed government bodies CSIRO and Geo-sciences Australia had been encouraged to urgently clear the GDEMP, and Queensland federal MPs had threatened to undermine Price if the sign-off wasn't finalised.