Adani in line for hearing on Galilee mine ban Bill

ADANI will give evidence during the public hearing of a Bill put forward by the Greens, which aims to ban coal mining in the Galilee Basin.

ADANI will give evidence during the public hearing of a Bill put forward by the Greens, which aims to ban coal mining in the Galilee Basin.

The hearing for the Mineral Resources (Galilee Basin) Amendment Bill will take place on Monday, with Greens MP Michael Berkman to give evidence first.

State Greens MP Michael Berkman wants to ban coal mining in the Galilee Basin

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He introduced the Bill to Queensland Parliament last October, when he stated thermal coal mines and power stations needed to be phased out, while new mines in the Galilee were a “dangerous dead end”.

The Greens believe the Bill will be the first step in phasing out coal mining in Australia.

Adani Australia’s mining chief executive Lucas Dow will give evidence.

The Queensland Resources Council, Queensland Law Society and Environmental Defenders Office are among others to also take part.

Meanwhile, more than 50 Queensland farmers and graziers yesterday sent an open letter to Federal Environment Minister Melissa Price and Queensland Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch, calling on them to reject Adani’s groundwater plans.

“The last thing we need are new mines messing around with water, the lifeblood of our industry,” the letter reads.