'Fed up': Queensland premier calls for Adani coalmine approvals timeline this week
by Lisa Cox from Environment | The Guardian on (#4FM1C)
Annastacia Palaszczuk says state 'needs some certainty' about timing of outstanding approvals
Queensland's premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, says she is "fed up" with the state's process for Adani's Carmichael coalmine and has called an emergency meeting to set a deadline for the outstanding approvals.
Labor's vote was hit hard on Saturday in central Queensland seats including Dawson, Herbert and Capricornia, which some commentary has attributed to anger over environmental campaigns against the mine and federal Labor's failure to articulate a clear position on the development.
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