Qld premier says no contradiction on Adani

Queensland's premier says there's no split between Labor's state and federal branches over the Adani mine, with Bill Shorten 'sceptical' of the project

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says there's no conflict between her Labor government and federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten over the proposed Adani megamine.

Mr Shorten last week said he'd become "increasingly sceptical" about the Indian mining giant following a report it allegedly falsified evidence when appealing against a fine for run-off during Cyclone Debbie last year.

The federal Labor leader is under strong internal pressure to appeal to Greens voters, as the party tries to win the inner-Melbourne seat of Batman in a by-election.

The controversial $16.5 billion Carmichael coal mine is unpopular with environmentally conscious voters, and was also a key issue for Deputy Jackie Trad at the recent state election, narrowly seeing off a Greens push.

But Ms Palaszczuk said Mr Shorten's stance simply reflects the reality that Adani must pass financial and environmental tests if it wants the mine in the Galilee Basin to proceed.

"When I've had conversations with Bill Shorten, he has also agreed with my position that the project has to stack up financially," she told reporters on Monday.

"It is up to, in this global climate, companies to source their funds, and if they source their funds (the mine) will go ahead, and if they don't, it won't."

The Queensland government has previously vetoed a federal government loan to Adani to build a rail link between the mine and the Abbott Point coal terminal.

Guardian Australia has reported Adani falsified samples and other evidence when appealing against a fine it received for a spill from Abbott Point in 2017 during Cyclone Debbie.

Adani has strongly denied the reports, saying it provided accurate samples to investigators.


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