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Adani's Aussie project in trouble as Queensland Premier vetoes funding

The premier of Queensland has vetoed the funding of rail line project saying the company has been listed in the dirty dozen list

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Amritha Pillay Mumbai
The Adani Group’s coal mine project in Australia has once again run into rough weather.

The opposition this time is from the premier of Queensland, who has used her veto against funding the project.

The project has also drawn the ire of the green lobby because it has fifth place on the ‘dirty dozen’ list of global projects, which have put the goal of keeping global warming under control at risk. An email query sent to the Adani Group remained unanswered.

“As I committed during the election campaign, I have written to the Prime Minister, exercising Queensland’s veto over any NAIF (Northern Australia

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