Newly approved coalmine is a ‘small project’ producing metallurgical coal: Plibersek
Plibersek started to mention the government’s record on doubling renewable energy approvals before she’s drawn back into the specifics of why the case of the Isaac River coalmine project was worth greenlighting:
It met the standards under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act as it is at the moment.
This is a small project. It’s next to five other coalmines. It’s been a…