Protests erupt in Australia against Adani coal mine project

Sydney, October 8: Many Australians have come out to protest against the India-based group, 'Adani Enterprises' proposed coal mine Carmichael coal mine in Queensland state. The project had been delayed for years because of environmental and financing issues.

The protestors of the Stop Adani Alliance have formed a human sign that spelled out 'STOP ADANI' at beaches and other popular locations across the country. The environmental activists argue that the project will damage the 'Great Barrier Reef' and increase global warming.

"A new piece of research came that shows over half of all Australians don't want this mine, and two-thirds of Australians don't want Malcolm Turnbull to give a billion dollar of taxpayers' money to a billionaire," said the president of the Australian Conservation Foundation, Geoff Cousins.



Currently, Gautam Adani the chairman of the Adani Group is looking to get a loan of Australian Dollar 900 million (USD 704 million) from the NAIF for a rail link to the proposed mine.

Adani has said that "the coal mine project would generate billions of dollars in royalties and taxes, expand the job market, and export 70 percent of coal to India to help electrify rural India. The rest will be sold in South East Asia".

The coal mine Carmichael coal mine project was first proposed in 2010 but has been stuck in legal disputes over environmental concerns by activists.