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Australia: The Carmichael coal mine is still courting controversy

A French TV crew was arrested in Australia for filming a protest against the Carmichael coal mine. Here is why this mining project is shaking up Australia.

07/26/2019 3:20 PMupdated: 07/26/2019 5:06 PM
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50 comments

  • Amitava D.
    07/26/2019 14:53

    Now, it's up to the Australian whether or not believe Adani , to whom money comes first, rest is just worthless

  • Isaac T.
    07/26/2019 14:55

    Australia.

  • Mark M.
    07/26/2019 15:06

    Law enforcement will not protect nature

  • Sam S.
    07/26/2019 15:11

    How can this decision make any logical sense?

  • Wocka A.
    07/26/2019 15:12

    Scotty Say'n Good 4 Australians Like Who We Don't Get NuthIn" N They Wanna Rob Elderly Pensioners Like WTF"!!!!

  • Wocka A.
    07/26/2019 15:16

    Scumo Say'n We've Injoyed Our Coal Like In Wat, Way Tho Sell Off WATS Not His 2 Sell"!!!

  • Michelle N.
    07/26/2019 15:20

    They try to entice people into bad decisions with the promise of more jobs. The truth is that switching over to more renewable energy creates jobs too. People have to build and maintain the wind and solar farms.

  • Andrew E.
    07/26/2019 15:33

    This is the definition of shitting in your drinking water.

  • Kathleen S.
    07/26/2019 15:55

    Australia doesn't have freedom of the press?

  • Emilio S.
    07/26/2019 16:00

    I hate that they always use the excuse "oh its gonna generate thousands of jobs" stfu

  • Margriet v.
    07/26/2019 16:03

    Read John Grisham's book "Gray Mountain" and you will understand the need to save the environment and the lives of men inhaling coal dust and die early deaths. No jobs, no deaths. Thanks for the posting.

  • Rougie M.
    07/26/2019 16:19

    Follow the money...

  • Steven B.
    07/26/2019 16:20

    Nothing like a good coal fire in winter tho 👍

  • Kamila S.
    07/26/2019 16:20

    These dinosaurs need to go. ‘Job creation’ is a bullying tactic by those in power. Trying to reinforce the idea that we need jobs to survive, and that we need them (big business), when in fact the opposite is true. They need us (workers/peasants) to keep them rich and in power. So I call bullshit! What we really need is to take back our land, grow food, work together and for each other and our children.

  • Brigham N.
    07/26/2019 17:02

    That’s what fascism looks like

  • Tarma T.
    07/26/2019 17:21

    When they arrest journalists, they prove they know, they are wrong and against community's interests.

  • David H.
    07/26/2019 17:46

    work today die tomorrow :( leave it where it is

  • Leanne B.
    07/26/2019 20:15

    Thought you might find this interesting.

  • Mark K.
    07/26/2019 21:19

    1st they came for the protesters I was not a protester so I did not speak up Then they came for the activists but I was not an activist so I did not speak up Then they came for the journalists and I was not a journalist so I did not speak up When they came for me there was no one to speak up for me!!!!!

  • Kitt I.
    07/26/2019 22:43

    Many Australians are disgusted with our Government for allowing the Adani Mine to go ahead. It is a useless and destructive project which we will continue to protest.