With the LNP returned to power, is there anything left in Adani’s way?

After months of “start” and “stop” Adani campaigning, the coalmine is poised to go ahead following the surprise success of the Coalition government at the federal election.

The habitat of the endangered black-throated finch must be protected.

So is anything still stopping the coalmine from being built?

Australia has a federal system of government, but states own coal. This means the Queensland Labor government is responsible for issuing the Adani mining licence.

Read the story from The Conversation by the Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law from the Deakin Law School at Deakin University, Samatha Hepburn - “With the LNP returned to power, is there anything left in Adani’s way?”