Adani offered $320m deferment of Carmichael coal export royalties

Queensland premier will neither confirm nor deny deal under which full royalties due would only be paid in later years

The Queensland government has reportedly offered Adani a royalties pause worth up to $320m as the company decides whether to proceed with its Carmichael mine project.

The deal, in which Adani would pay a discounted $2m a year on exported coal in the mine's early years, could be signed this week and has concerned some senior Labor figures, the ABC has reported.