We need to take action on Adani

12 September 2018

We need to take action on Adani.

I was horrified to learn today that the Adani project has allegedly breached its approval conditions by drilling a series of groundwater bores without approval. They've drilled 60 groundwater bores, they've cleared vegetation and they've done roadworks. It is absolutely appropriate that the Queensland government is investigating the potential breach. When the former federal environment minister announced the approvals, he promised the rigorous conditions he imposed would protect threatened species and provide long-term benefits for the environment through the development of an offset package. He said that the measures must be approved by himself before mining could start. This parliament knows that