The final approval for Adani's plans to develop a coal mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin looks likely to come well after the federal election, with a slew of state and federal hurdles to clear.
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| Not about to depart centre stage: An anti-Adani protester about to be led away after interrupting Prime Minister Scott Morrison's speech in Brisbane on Monday. |
Supporters of the Carmichael mine were buoyed by Tuesday's announcement that federal Environment Minister Melissa Price had ticked off the mine's controversial groundwater plans.
The mine - intended to extract 15 million tonnes of coal a year in its first stage for a $2 billion outlay - was one major step closer to getting started, they hoped.
Read the story from The Age by Peter Hannam and Felicity Caldwell - “Adani still has a long march ahead before its Carmichael coal mine opens.”
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