‘Beggars belief’: calls for federal intervention after extension to ‘carbon bomb’ open-cut coalmine approved by Queensland government

Hail Creek is responsible for about 20% of Australia’s coalmine methane, while only producing 1% of the country’s coal Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Environmental groups have called on the federal government to intervene after Australia’s most methane-polluting open-cut coalmine was approved for extension. A proposed expansion of the Hail Creek coalmine in central Queensland, described by conservationists ...

By Donna Lu Assistant editor, climate, environment and science