Biggest ever coal mine will operate in Queensland soon

Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani

Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani Source: AAP

After more than six years, numerous legal challenges and prolonged debate, what is destined to be the largest coalmine in Australia has been approved. Construction on the Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail Projects in northern Queensland is due to begin next year. But unions and environmentalists are angry.



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