Tanya Plibersek refuses to approve Clive Palmer’s Central Queensland Coal mine

Tanya Plibersek is set to block a new coal mine project proposed by billionaire Clive Palmer. 

The Environment Minister said she will likely refuse approval for his Central Queensland Coal Project near Marlborough, just 10km from the Great Barrier Reef coastline. 

Ms Plibersek said the 3,000 hectare open cut thermal and coking coal mine would pose ‘unacceptable’ risks to the environment.