Labor weighs Adani options as Canavan says Australia needs to 'get these jobs going'
by Katharine Murphy Political editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#3F42S)
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Labor has inched closer to resolving its stance on the controversial Adani coalmine as the federal resources minister, Matt Canavan, declared he was looking at alternatives to open up the Queensland coal basin and "get these jobs going".
With federal parliament resuming for the new political year on Monday, the shadow cabinet was expected to discuss policy options on Adani after the Labor leader, Bill Shorten, toughened his rhetoric substantially against the north Queensland mine.
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