New Acland coalmine: ALP's environment lobby urges Queensland not to approve expansion

Exclusive: project becomes an increasingly vexed state election issue as the mining union threatens to withdraw support for the party

Labor's internal environment lobby has called on the Queensland government not to approve the expansion of the controversial New Acland coalmine on the Darling Downs - a project that has become an increasingly vexed election issue for the party.

This week, the mining union threatened to withdraw its campaign support for Labor at the upcoming Queensland election over the ongoing uncertainty about the proposed expansion.