Election-eve bullying of Price on Adani an appalling system breakdown | Katharine Murphy

The Coalition showed unseemly haste to get an approval through before the election was called

When it comes to the controversial Adani coalmine, and the politics surrounding it, politics that will thunder throughout the election contest, it’s useful to start with first principles.

The first thing to understand is that this issue isn’t binary. Queensland doesn’t love Adani and love coal, unlike the rest of Australia, which doesn’t love coal and loves renewables. It’s often presented that way when the issue is viewed through the political lens, but that’s not reality.

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