Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has refused to throw his support behind the controversial Adani coalmine and says federal Labor would not spend any public money to help the massive project.
Mr Shorten said the future of the $16 billion Adani project in Queensland's Galilee Basin was in the hands of investors.
"When you ask if I support it, it's not up to me to support a particular business enterprise. Whether or not the Adani coalmine goes ahead will be up to the investors of Adani," he told ABC radio in Brisbane.
"We won't be expending any commonwealth resources on the Adani mine."
His comments are in contrast to the position taken by Queensland's Labor state government, which has approved the mine's construction.
Mr Shorten said coal mining would "still go on" under a Labor government but the party was focused on supporting renewable energy.
"We think coal mining is part of our energy mix going forward but we also support putting greater investment into renewable energy."
"The truth of the matter is the world is reaching a tipping point in terms of climate change, we have to act."
Labor on Wednesday pledged $100 million to help get community renewable energy projects off the ground.
Queensland Resources council chief executive Michael Roche suggested voters in regional Queensland who were "desperate to see that project go ahead" would punish Mr Shorten for not backing Carmichael.
"The voters in Herbert, Dawson and Capricornia will take note," he said.
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