Shorten says talk about Adani mine 'dumbing down climate debate'
by Katharine Murphy and Paul Karp from Environment | The Guardian on (#3H4WM)
Labor leader dodges questions about plan to revoke Adani licence if he wins next election
Bill Shorten has repeatedly denied that he told colleagues he intended to ban the Adani coal mine, but dodged questions about whether he intended to revoke its licence if Labor wins the next election.
Shorten was asked on Friday to clarify Labor's position after the businessman and environmentalist Geoff Cousins this week gave a detailed account of private discussions he had with the Labor leader over December and January.
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