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Tony Windsor warns: Shenhua mine impacts could be catastrophic

October 12, 2015

Former Independent Member for New England Tony Windsor has joined farmers from the Liverpool Plains in a media campaign launched today that puts the Turnbull Government on notice to cancel the approval of Shenhua’s controversial mega coal mine.

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Report must trigger inquiry, crackdown on mining lobbyists

October 08, 2015

The Too Close for Comfort report released by The Australia Institute today highlights the urgent need to conduct a proper inquiry into the undue influence exerted by the mining industry and to crack-down on lobbyists and the revolving door between government and mining, according to the...

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Acland Mine protest with a joyful message of hope at Jackie Trad’s office

October 01, 2015

It was a protest with a difference today outside Deputy Premier, Jackie Trad’s office with city and country coming together to work towards a more productive and fairer Queensland. The quick-stitching Knitting Nannas and the all-singing, all-dancing Queensland Sadies joined forces with more traditional...

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