Melbourne: Australia’s Queensland state premier on Wednesday called for India’s Adani Enterprises to sit down with the state regulator to work out a definitive timeline to obtain approvals for a controversial coal mine project in the state.
Premier Anna Palaszczuk said the community required certainty on the long-delayed Carmichael mine’s outlook, and was tired of waiting for approvals after environmental reviews that have stalled the project.
“I think everyone’s had a gutful of this, frankly,” said Palaszczuk, a member of the Labor Party. The Adani project was at the heart of campaigning for last weekend’s national election, which resulted in a shock win for the ruling Liberal-led coalition despite polls that said Labor would triumph.
