There is no 'moral case for coal' in Australia, just an imported PR line | Jason Wilson

The new strategy to save coal is to talk about the moral qualities of the 'little black rock' itself. Debunking this kind of overgrown student politics is fruitless

Australia's coal industry is on borrowed time. In general, renewables are becoming more efficient and major coal projects are being cancelled and scaled back. This is perhaps why have heard so much from the Coalition recently about the superior moral qualities of the "little black rock".

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