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Minister mulls weighing in on Palmer's Waratah coal station plan

QUEENSLAND planning minister Dr Steven Miles is considering using the government's call in powers to review a proposed coal-fired power station planned for a cattle property 30km northwest of the town of Alpha.

A coal-fired power station proposed by Clive Palmer's Waratah Coal may be assessed by the Queensland government.

A coal-fired power station proposed by Clive Palmer's Waratah Coal may be assessed by the Queensland government.

In what is understood to be a multi-billion dollar proposal, Clive Palmer's Waratah Coal approached the Barcaldine Regional Council to build a coal-fired power station. Under Queensland law the government...

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