Yes, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved a coal mine. But save the angst for decisions that matter more
- Written by: John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
The outcry was loud and swift last week after Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved a new coal mine in central Queensland. It’s the first coal mine Labor has approved since coming to power a year ago.
The project, the Isaac River mine, will extract metallurgical coal to be burned for steel-making. Environmental groups decried the...