The resources sector has warned of the detrimental effects a Bill to ban thermal coal mining in the Galilee Basin, in Queensland, would have on the economy.
The Galilee Basin (Coal Prohibition Bill) has been introduced by the Greens into the Federal Senate, and if made into law, will see the permanent banning of all coal mining in the Galilee Basin, and effectively stop the $16.5-billion Carmichael coal mine from starting operations.