Cases / Mining · Australia · 2023
Australia rejects Central Queensland coal mine near Great Barrier Reef
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Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
Australia's environment minister blocked a coal mine in Central Queensland near the Great Barrier Reef in February 2023, according to Global Voices. The refusal was reported as the first coal mine refused under the EPBC Act.
What?
Australia's environment minister blocked a Central Queensland coal mine near the Great Barrier Reef, according to Global Voices. Global Voices
Where?
Central Queensland, Australia, near the Great Barrier Reef Global Voices
When?
February 2023; Global Voices report dated 21 February 2023 Global Voices
Who?
Gained
None on recordLost
- Central Queensland Coal — Coal mine approval refused Global Voices
Harmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Reported under the EPBC Act as the first refusal of a coal mine under that law. Global Voices
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What happened
The record, in order.
Global Voices reported on 21 February 2023 that Australia's environment minister had blocked a coal mine near the Great Barrier Reef.
Mining.com and Global Voices described the refusal as the first coal mine refused under the EPBC Act.
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Lawsuits and rulings
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Insurers
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What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- Insufficient Reported but not verified: Minister Plibersek refused the mine on 8 February 2023, citing risk to the Great Barrier Reef.
- Unclear Whether the refusal has been challenged or reversed is not stated in the sources reviewed.
- None on record The company's response to the refusal is not stated in the sources reviewed.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
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Press and investigations
- Australian environment minister blocks coal mine near Great Barrier ReefGlobal Voices · 2023-02-21
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