Acland coalmine: Josh Frydenberg gives approval to $900m expansion
by Australian Associated Press from on (#29JA2)
New Hope project is still waiting on state permits and the outcome of a legal challenge in land court
A controversial $900m expansion of Queensland's Acland open-cut coalmine has received federal government approval.
The environment minister, Josh Frydenberg, made the announcement on Friday, but the New Hope project is still waiting on state permits and the outcome of a legal challenge in the land court.
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