Queensland 'relying on meanie greenies' to oppose Acland coal plan

As Lock the Gate prepares to challenge approval to expand the Darling Downs project, campaigners say they are doing the government's dirty work

The Queensland government is relying on "meanie greenies" to take the heat for standing up to a controversial coalmine expansion, according to a veteran activist.

Lock the Gate will help fund a state land court challenge to the New Acland coal project, which has received draft environmental approval from the Palaszczuk Labor government despite its previously expressed reservations about a project run by a major Liberal party donor.