Courier-Mail story attacking scientists over Adani mine not accurate or fair, watchdog says
by Amanda Meade from on (#4M4PA)
Press Council says News Corp paper's article 'Mega-mine's future in hands of greenies' failed to meet standards
The Courier-Mail breached the press watchdog's standards for accuracy, fairness and balance in a report headlined "Mega-mine's future in hands of greenies" about Adani's Carmichael mine in Queensland.
The News Corp paper claimed that the Threatened Species Recovery Hub was an "anti-coal group" made up of "greenies" who had been "hand-picked by the Palaszczuk government to review one of the mine's environmental management plans".
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