ENVIRONMENT

Plibersek may block Palmer's Qld coal project

NEWLY-appointed environment minister Tanya Plibersek has signaled that she will refuse permission for mining magnate and one-time political rival Clive Palmer to develop a coal mine in Queensland because of its potential impact on the Great Barrier Reef.

Clive Palmer.

Clive Palmer.

In her first major public pronouncement on environmental approvals since taking the job, Plibersek backed a Queensland government assessment that Palmer's Central Queensland Coal Project was "not suitable"...

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