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Anti-coal activist to pay Adani legal costs

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A judge has ordered anti-coal activist Ben Pennings to pay 60 per cent of Adani Australia's legal costs stemming from his court battle to access confidential information.

The court-room wrangle over that information stems from Adani and the Carmichael Rail Network's legal action against Mr Pennings, accusing him of trespassing, breach of contract, intimidation and conspiracy to injure.

Marque Lawyers partner Kiera Peacock, acting for Mr Pennings, said the Supreme Court had formalised orders agreed out of court by the parties confirming that he would be allowed to see confidential information that underpinned Adani’s allegations. . .

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Katter call for tighter controls on port owners

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Katter’s Australian Party founder Bob Katter says the push by Coalition MPs to impose tighter controls on the half-Chinese owned Newcastle Port should be extended to include Abbot Point in Central Queensland. 

The Federal Member for Kennedy said the Adani-run coal port near Bowen should have the same circuit-breaker protections applied to protect the coal exporters from being exploited by foreign port owners.

“If it comes to a vote, we will most certainly be voting with the proposed change, but we’d like the same support for Abbot Point which will ultimately be the. . .

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Arrest after Carmichael protest action

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A Victorian man is due to face Mackay Magistrates Court on multiple charges on June 8 after a protest action on a Carmichael rail construction site north-west of Clermont.

Police said the 23-year-old man faced counts of trespass, contravene direction or requirement, use dangerous attachment device to cause halt to operation of plant or equipment, and engaging in unregulated high-risk activities.

Frontline Action on Coal published a social media report on the action at the Carmichael coal site, saying a man had locked himself on to a concrete. . .

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Findings out in Carmichael erosion investigation

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A probe into alleged breaches of erosion control requirements on the Carmichael Rail Network construction project has found room for improvement, but no fundamental shortcomings in procedures.

The Office of the Coordinator-General completed an investigation into the sediment and erosion controls in place along the construction corridor after complaints from the Mackay Conservation Group.

MCG produced images after heavy rainfall as possible evidence that conditions imposed on the Bravus Mining and Resources (formerly Adani Mining) project to protect nearby waterways from contamination may have been breached. . . .

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Mighty milestone for Carmichael site

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Bravus Mining and Resources has passed the milestone of 10 million tonnes of overburden shifted as it works to reach the coal seam at its Carmichael mine pit.

The company shared images on social media this week, along with the statistics that this amount of earth and rock could fill the Queensland Country Bank Stadium eight times, or fill 4000 Olympic swimming pools, or fill a block around the same height as the 'Tower of Power' at 1 William St in Brisbane.

“The Carmichael Project has come a long way since receiving final construction approvals in 2019," Bravus Mining and. . .

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Arrest and fines as Carmichael coal protests roll on

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Police have arrested a Cairns woman and fined two other people as activists hit the Carmichael development for the second time in three days.

Bravus Mining and Resources (formerly known as Adani Mining) said works had continued unaffected on the Carmichael mine and rail project despite a group of about 15 anti-coal protesters trying to block one of the roads leading to site.

"Police attended and the protest was finished by 9am (April 9) with the road cleared for movement," a spokeswoman said.

The Queensland Police Service said a 63-year-old Kewarra Beach woman had been charged with. . .

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Anti-coal protests continue at Carmichael development

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An anti-coal protest including a group of health professionals set out to block traffic at the Bravus Mining and Resources Carmichael coal and rail project today (April 7).

Activist group Frontline Action on Coal highlighted the action involving Health On The Frontline in an update on their Facebook page.

A Bravus Mining and Resources (formerly Adani Mining) spokeswoman said police were notified and the protest was finished by 9am.

“Work has continued unaffected on the Carmichael mine and rail project this morning, despite a small group of about 20 anti-coal protestors attempting to block one of the roads. . .

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Anti-coal activists lock on at Carmichael work site

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Police were called to the Carmichael coal construction site this morning, where three people are reported to have locked on to equipment in a protest that Frontline Action on Coal said was intended to halt progress on the project's rail line development.

The activist group said the three women had come from the New South Wales mid north coast region and believed the the mine’s climate effects would cause more frequent and extreme natural disasters.

They were joined by a group of supporters who blocked traffic near the rail corridor.

In a written statement, . . .

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Martinus beefs up Carmichael rail project fleet

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An array of specialised track equipment has arrived at the Carmichael coal project site, where Martinus is building the miner's rail network.

The fleet includes two completely rebuilt locomotives, DC 4571 and DC 4444, which arrived last week to build the track.

Two continuous track lifters, one track-laying machine, flash butt welding units, a high-production sleeper-laying machine, tamper and a number of ballast wagons are also involved.

The 200km narrow-gauge rail project will connect the Bravus Mining. . .

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Picture this – Carmichael’s star snappers on show

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Inspired by images contractors and staff posted on social media, Bravus Mining and Resources recently laid out a challenge for keen photographers at its Carmichael coal project in Central Queensland.

This page shares some of the entries submitted to the Carmichael photo competition.

The first prize winners were Troy Fenech (best overall) and Joe Hayes (best scenery shot), but all of the entrants received a small prize.

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Activist back in court as Adani battle continues

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Anti-Adani protesters gathered outside the Supreme Court in Brisbane to back activist Ben Pennings in the latest round of his legal battle with the mining company.

The Carmichael coal project proponent began civil proceeedings against Mr Pennings last year, saying the Galilee Blockade spokesman had been instrumental in organising blockades and the occupation of suppliers' offices.

The company, now operating in Australia as Bravus Mining and Resources, was granted an injunction in September against. . .

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Secret for real estate recovery

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Carmichael Mine has been a big factor in helping dig at least two Queensland regional centres out of a real estate rut.

But the catalyst for significantly increased residential market activity is owed to government incentives say North Queensland property specialists, Knight Frank.

The mine is recording 1,600 movements a month through Rockhampton airport where vacancy rates in the city are below one per cent. 

Vacancy rates are below two per cent in other major regional centres.

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Track taking shape at Carmichael coal project

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Bravus Mining and Resources has shown off progress at the Carmichael coal project, where contractors this week started laying track for a 200km railway line.

Between 900m and 1.2km of track is being laid daily at each end of the railway simultaneously, the Adani-owned business says.

Bravus chief executive officer David Boshoff said the materials for the track - including the girders, steel, sleepers and ballast - were all produced in Australia, and the contractors building the railway were also all local.

“We always said the Carmichael Project would create Australian jobs and benefit local businesses and this is yet. . .

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Bravus fined $26,000 for Carmichael infringements

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Bravus Mining & Resources has coughed up almost $26,000 in fines for what it describes as misinterpreting environmental reporting requirements on its Carmichael coal project.

The federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment  issued two infringement notices totalling $25,920 in late October to Adani Mining - recently rebranded as Bravus.

It said they had failed to meet a condition attached to their approval received under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

The department found that the company had failed to implement the Species Management Plan by not undertaking pre-clearance surveys within the required timeframe. . .

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Protester locks on to coal project concrete plant

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Police were called to a Carmichael coal project work site today after a protester locked himself on to a concrete batch plant.

Frontline Action on Coal, sharing news of the action on social media, identified the protester as Magnetic Island man Barney Jackson.

FLAC shared his comments: “I grew up on Magnetic Island on the Great Barrier Reef and I’ve seen the damage and pressures that are being put on the reef, something that the Adani coal mine will exacerbate. If anything is sacred; it’s water. If there is no water we all die, humans included. Water is. . .

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