Coalition approves Queensland mine that would clear endangered species habitat

Thousands of hectares would be cleared for vanadium mine in area near where Julia Creek dunnart has been found

The Morrison government has approved a rare minerals mine that would clear thousands of hectares of potential habitat for an endangered marsupial once thought to be extinct.

Concerns have been raised about environmental surveys conducted for the project, as well as an unusual offsetting arrangement that will allow the developer to fund research into the species instead of protecting a designated area of its habitat.