Article 2XMKX Songs in the shadow of Adani: hard-up towns rally for a mining musical

Songs in the shadow of Adani: hard-up towns rally for a mining musical

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Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore
from World news | The Guardian on (#2XMKX)

While northern Queensland waits to see if the Carmichael mine will go ahead, communities who depend on the industry unite for a musical extravaganza

In a school in northern Queensland stands a man in a yellow shirt, one paint-splattered leg pressed against the wall, his long hair tied back messily under a cap. Clermont construction worker Fred Bartusch is not here for a job. He is here to sing.

I spend all my days
Going down to the mines
Under the ground
Where the sun never shines

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