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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent

Murray Watt urged to intervene after accusations proposed Queensland coalmine clearing land in greater glider habitat

Area of felled trees within a forested area
An image released by Queensland Conservation Council, taken in June 2025, purporting to show extensive land clearing at the site of a proposed coalmine in central Queensland. Photograph: Queensland Conservation Council

Conservationists have called on the environment minister, Murray Watt, to intervene after satellite images appear to show clearing in threatened species habitat at the site of a proposed coalmine in Queensland.

Images and drone footage obtained by the Queensland Conservation Council over the past two months appear to show large areas of bushland cleared at the site of Magnetic South’s proposed Gemini coalmine near Dingo in central Queensland.

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