Adani mine 'not a positive thing for Australia', Labor's Mark Butler says

Exclusive: Shadow climate change minister rubbishes idea of federal finance for coal-fired power and says ALP will not back an energy target that includes it

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The shadow climate change minister, Mark Butler, has blasted the idea that the commonwealth could finance new coal-fired power stations, and is holding to Labor's declaration that it will not support a clean energy target if coal is in the mix.

In an interview with Guardian Australia's politics live podcast, Butler has also articulated a significantly tougher line on the controversial Adani coalmine than the Labor leader, Bill Shorten - saying it would "not be a positive thing for Australia for the Adani mine to go ahead".