Greg Hunt promises Alan Jones greatest scrutiny in history on Shenhua coalmine
by Katharine Murphy Deputy political editor from on (#EF5P)
Environment minister promises broadcaster he won't grant final approval to the NSW mine unless he is satisfied water management obligations will be met
The environment minister, Greg Hunt, says he will go further on due diligence than any portfolio minister in "history" before giving any final tick to the Shenhua coalmine in northern New South Wales.
Hunt declared he would make environmental history during an interview with Alan Jones on Sydney radio on Thursday, a conversation the broadcaster characterised on air as "querulous but not acrimonious".
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