Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek cites national environmental laws as the reason for rejecting Clive Palmer's Central Queensland coal mine project.
abc.net.au/news/tanya-plibersek-blocks-clive-palmer-central-qld-coal-mine/101945208The federal environment minister has officially blocked mining magnate Clive Palmer's bid for a new Central Queensland coal mine.Tanya Plibersek's refusal is the first time a coal mine has been rejected under federal environmental laws
Her department received more than 9,000 public comments, with 98 per cent in favour of blocking the project. Clive Palmer's proposed coal mine site is just 10 kilometres from the beginning of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
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