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Cop26 failed in a bid to phase out coal, news that had its president Alok Sharma close to tears. But not everyone's disappointed - nationals senator Matt Canavan has declared it a great win for Australia's mining industry.

He told the Nine Network:

Given the fact that the agreement did not say that coal needs to be phased down or taken out, it is a big green light for us to build more coalmines.