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Palmer's court loss for Galilee Basin coal plan

A DECADE after it was approved by the federal government, and after years of no movement and a three-year court battle, Clive Palmer's Waratah Coal's plans to develop the former China First project in Queensland's Galilee Basin have been rejected.

 Plans to mine under the Brimblebox reserve were high risk. Image courtest EDO

Plans to mine under the Brimblebox reserve were high risk. Image courtest EDO

Queensland Land Court president Fleur Kingham today ruled that carbon emissions from the massive thermal coal mine would contribute to environmental harm, and the claimed A$2.5 billion in economic and...

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