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Poppy Johnston

Gassy, koala-threatening coal mine gets state stamp

Environmentalists fear an open cut coal mine extension will threaten a koala colony. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

State-level conditions on an open cut coal mine extension will do little to prevent methane leaks, conservationists warn.

Glencore's Hail Creek mine expansion project in central Queensland was granted state government approval on Wednesday, but still needs to be greenlit by the Commonwealth to go ahead.

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