The Federal Government’s approval of Adani’s Carmichael mine in North Queensland has been overturned by the Australian Federal Court due to impact it would have on endangered species.
The court ruled that the Abbot Government’s approval of what would be Australia’s largest mine was invalid because the environment minister, Greg Hunt, failed to take heed of his departments own advice on the mine’s impact on two vulnerable species; the yakka shrink and the ornamental. In response to the court’s decision, the Abbott Government…
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