Antinuclear

Labor will not support Adani’s proposed $16 billion Carmichael coalmine

Not up to me to support $16 billion Adani coalmine: Shorten Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says it’s not up to him to support Adani’s proposed $16 billion Carmichael coalmine. SBS News, 1 June 16  Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has refused to throw his support behind the controversial Adani coalmine and says federal Labor would not spend any public money to help the massive project.

Mr Shorten said the future of the $16 billion Adani project in Queensland’s Galilee Basin was in the hands of investors.

“When you ask if I support it, it’s not up to me to support a particular business enterprise. Whether or not the Adani coalmine goes ahead will be up to the investors of Adani,” he told ABC radio in Brisbane.

“We won’t be expending any commonwealth resources on the Adani mine.”……

Labor on Wednesday pledged $100 million to help get community renewable energy projects off the ground…….http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/06/01/not-me-support-16-billion-adani-coalmine-shorten

June 3, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | election 2016