Supreme court dismisses challenge to Gina Rinehart-GVK coalmine
by Joshua Robertson from on (#KCQ9)
Environmental defenders office challenged former Queensland government approval of Alpha mine, based on groundwater and climate change impacts
Queensland's supreme court has rejected a bid by conservationists to have Gina Rinehart's Galilee Basin coal joint venture with GVK stripped of environmental approval.
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