Order of the Federal Court of Australia in the matter of Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated Vs Minister for the Environment regarding approval of Adani Carmichael coal mine project dated 29/08/2016. The applicant (Australian Conservation Foundation Incorporated) had opposed the proposed construction of a new open-cut and underground coal mine at Moray Downs in central Queensland and a rail link and associated infrastructure designed to transport coal between the mine and certain coal export terminals.
Adani's Carmichael coal mine has cleared another legal hurdle after the Federal Court threw out a challenge against the project by the Australian Conservation Foundation.
Adani’s plan for Australia’s largest coalmine faces yet another snag, with a conservation group mounting what is now the eighth legal challenge to the contentious project.
The Queensland government’s approval of leases for Adani’s Carmichael mine, Australia’s largest proposed coal project, was “economic stupidity and environmental insanity”, a protest rally heard on
Environmental campaigners say they hope two outstanding court cases can still stop India's Adani Enterprises Ltd from developing a A$10 billion ($7.6 billion) coal project, even after it received a
India's Adani Enterprises Ltd was granted approval by Australia's Queensland state government on Sunday to proceed with its proposed A$10 billion ($7.7 billion) Carmichael coal project in the Galil
Adani has failed in an attempt to make conservationists pay legal costs estimated at more than $1m from a court challenge against its Carmichael coal project.
Federal environment minister gives green light for dredging and disposal of spoil to create one of the world’s largest coal ports, which would be linked to the proposed $16bn Carmichael coalmine
