CompaniesMiningCourtsPrint articleNew Hope sticks to its word and sacks workers after 12-year delayMark LudlowContributorSep 2, 2019 – 6.36pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginMining company New Hope Group made good on its threat and sacked half the 300-strong workforce at its New Acland mine on Monday after not being granted final approvals by the Queensland government.After 12 years stuck in the planning and approval process, New Hope on Friday called on the Palaszczuk Labor government to give the green light for the $900 million stage three expansion of the New Acland mine or it would be forced to cut staff.Loading...Mark Ludlow was formerly the Queensland bureau chief. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mludlow@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreCourtsClive PalmerLatest In MiningFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In CompaniesThe Australian Financial Review MagazineAFR Magazine celebrates The Art of MovementLauren Sams‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starBOSS Financial ReviewWhy Grant Hackett enjoys being a CEO more than winning Olympic goldSally Patten and Lap PhanThis CEO thought he was healthy. Then he went for a checkHow the Macquarie CEO played a role in setting me up to lead MagellanLife & LeisureWho are the people in your neighbourhood? Amazon knowsJohn DavidsonWhy the world needs the democracy sausageHow horse riding gives this Sydney business leader his edgeRich ListWhy cashing out won’t be easy for Australia’s gambling billionairesPrimrose RiordanSpotlight’s new Anaconda will teach shoppers to fishPortelli hits fast lane on mooted LMCT+ sale, MacCap takes the wheel