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Tanya Plibersek urged to block ‘climate-wrecking’ Queensland coalmine that would raze koala habitat
February 01, 2024
Vulcan South mine would be an ‘absolute disaster’ for animals including koalas, greater gliders and glossy black cockatoos.
Read More ShareEnvA-CQ: Queensland government approves new coal mine with permission to clear 770 hectares of koala habitat
January 23, 2024
Media release from Environmental Advocacy Central Queensland (Enva-CQ). Read the full media release on their website The Queensland Government has quietly approved a new coal mine in Central Queensland that would clear 770 hectares...
Read More ShareAustralia Institute among dozens to oppose 40 million tonne open cut expansion of coal mine in NSW central west
January 25, 2023
A public policy think tank has slammed the proposed expansion of a New South Wales coal mine, saying the cost of emissions to the climate would exceed any economic benefit.
Read More ShareMore than 1,000ha of koala habitat would be cleared for proposed Queensland coalmine
July 19, 2022
Campaigners warn of ‘disturbing trend’ of proposed mines falling just below the threshold requiring environmental impact statement.
Read More ShareShenhua Watermark mine on NSW Liverpool Plains threatened to be derailed by 'core habitat' for koalas
March 16, 2021
A burgeoning koala habitat is threatening to complicate plans for a billion-dollar coal mine on the Liverpool Plains in north-west NSW. The Shenhua Watermark mine was first proposed in 2008, and the company applied...
Read More ShareQueensland government approval of Olive Downs Coking Coal Project criticised by conservation groups
September 30, 2020
Conservation groups say they're disappointed the Queensland Government has approved the state's third-largest coal mine, because of the threat it poses to koala habitats. Construction will begin soon on the Olive Downs Coking Coal...
Read More SharePro-coal Clermont still fights to save its forest from proposed Moorlands open-cut mine
February 13, 2020
The Queensland town of Clermont was at the centre of the coal debate last year when anti-Adani protesters visited the region, but a new debate has inflamed the community. This time questioning the environmental impact...
Read More ShareCourt rules Shenhua may destroy koala habitat for huge coalmine
February 19, 2016
The proposed $1.2bn Shenhua coalmine in New South Wales has been given the go-ahead to destroy the habitat of 262 koalas, which will be moved to another location if the mine goes ahead.
Read More ShareKoalas could bring down Shenhua coal mine
April 01, 2015
In 2015 the federal government's approval of the Adani Carmichael coal mine was set aside because the minister had failed to adequately consider the impact on two reptile species. Now the Shenhua mine in...
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