After 15 years of legal battles, the recruitment drive for Queensland's newest approved thermal coal mine is finally underway — but now environmentalists plan to launch fresh legal action. This week, environmental group Lock the Gate and Oakey Coal Action Alliance made an application for an internal review of the associated water licence granted to the controversial New Acland Coal …
Mining company New Hope Group says it is one step closer to approval of its controversial Stage 3 coal mine expansion in Queensland's Darling Downs after a report by the Coordinator General was handed down. Key points: After five months of extensive consultation, New Hope Group says the government can now finalise a new coal mine The controversial New Acland …
Queensland miner New Acland Coal is considering seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars in court costs from a landholder group led by an 84-year-old pensioner, ahead of a possible High Court appeal. Key points: Coal mine seeks court costs from members of a landholder group New Acland Coal's legal costs are understood to be over half a million dollars The …