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Yes, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved a coal mine. But save the angst for decisions that matter more

  • Written by: John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland

The outcry was loud and swift last week after Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved a new coal mine in central Queensland. It’s the first coal mine Labor has approved since coming to power a year ago.

The project, the Isaac River mine, will extract metallurgical coal to be burned for steel-making. Environmental groups decried the...

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