Adani gets nod on water plan

Adani has won the final approval it needs to construct its new coal mine in central Queensland. Adani has won the final approval it needs to construct its new coal mine in central Queensland after Bill Shorten's refusal to endorse the mine saw the party suffer a massive swing against them at the federal election Coal communities in central and north Queensland turned savagely on Labor at the election over its mixed messages on the Adani coal mine in the Galilee Basin The approval comes after former Labor leader Bill Shorten's refusal to endorse the mine saw the party suffer a massive swing against them at the federal election. Before Thursday's decision, a former state government water chief said Adani's plan would have irrefutable consequences for underground water sources in an area that's heavily dependent on them. Mr Crothers, who's now a water policy consultant, said the state government had no clue what the cumulative impact would be if the Adani mine and eight others planned for the Galilee basin went ahead. The approval comes after former Labor leader Bill Shorten's refusal to endorse the mine saw the party suffer a massive swing against them at the federal election The mine at Galilee Basin drew strong backlash from environmental groups during its approval process 'We're looking at extraction of four Sydney Harbours out of underground systems.