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Coal mine blocked under Australia’s environmental law for the first time

Jaclyn McCosker spoke at a protest against the mine organised by the Capricorn Conservation Council, in Rockhampton. Picture: Coral Rowston

Last week we saw an Australian ‘first’ that sent a clear sign that we, as a country, are taking the […]

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