The Queensland government is standing by the controversial Adani coal mine project, as Greens leader Richard Di Natale warns he will join protests on the ground to shut it down.
Indian company Adani, which has approval to build the massive Carmichael coal mine in Queensland's Galilee basin, says it will break ground on construction of a rail link for the multibillion-dollar project within days.
But Senator Di Natale is adamant the project won't go ahead, and says he's prepared to be arrested to stop it.
"If we can't stop it in the parliament, we'll stop it by standing in front of those bulldozers," he told Sky News on Sunday.
Senator Di Natale said the mine would be an environmental disaster that would destroy tourism jobs in Queensland.
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But a spokesman for Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the $21.7 billion coal mine and rail project has more than 200 conditions attached to protect the environment.
"We have protected the Caley Valley wetlands and the Reef by not allowing dredge spoil to be dumped there," he told AAP on Sunday.
No dredging would be allowed at Abbot Point until the company "demonstrates financial closure," he said.
Turnbull government frontbencher Dan Tehan also backed the project and said it was not surprising stopping the mine was going to be a key focus for the "single issue" party.
