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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Eden Gillespie

Federal government approval the final hurdle for mega Queensland coalmine

A coal train in the Bowen Basin, Queensland
A coal train in the Bowen Basin, Queensland. The state government has approved the development of the Wincherster South coalmine despite potential ‘climate change consequences’. Photograph: Craig P Jewell/Getty Images

The Queensland government has approved a mega coalmine project which environmentalists say poses “unacceptable threats” to Queenslanders’ human rights.

The project now goes for federal approval, where it could become the biggest coalmine given the green light since the Albanese government came to power.

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