GVK Hancock was back in court last week, an appeal against Adani’s environmental authority was lodged late Friday, and New Hope will be in the land court from March to July, he said.

“Green activists have lodged two appeals against Adani in the past couple of weeks, the most recent late Friday in an appeal against its mining lease,” Roche said.

“That project now has four appeals pending, and one pending decision, all lodged by taxpayer funded green activists.

“The Adani project has been wading through approval and court appeals for 68 months, while GVK Hancock is in its 93rd month, having formally entered the process on 18 September 2008. Both have been held up by a relentless barrage of ‘lawfare’.”

Governments both state and federal should be doing all they can to prevent the blatant abuse of the court systems to the detriment of Queensland jobs, Roche said.

“This month we called on those whose jobs are in the sector, or rely on the sector, to vote in the Federal election for candidates who will support their jobs and the financial security of their families.”