George Brandis: vigilante green groups destroying thousands of mining jobs
by Shalailah Medhora from on (#HKM9)
Attorney general says green groups used 'lawfare' to scupper Carmichael coalmine as he urges reform of national environmental protection laws
Environmental groups are threatening thousands of mining jobs with their "vigilante litigation", attorney general George Brandis has said, paving the way for a tightening of laws governing environmental protection.
The prime minister, Tony Abbott, has backed the attorney general's comments, saying that environmental groups have engaged in an "unfair" campaign to scupper Adani's Carmichael mine in north Queensland.
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