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Abbot Point coal terminal expansion delayed
Brisbane Times
09 August 2013
The federal government has delayed approval for the construction of the world's biggest coal port in Queensland until after the federal election.
Environment minister Mark Butler said several new reports into the impact of dredging for the expanded coal-loading terminal at Abbot Point, about 25 kilometres north of Bowen on the Queensland coast, would be released to the public before a decision was made. Read more
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