Carmichael Mine

The Supreme Court of Queensland has issued permanent orders preventing an anti-fossil-fuel activist from seeking or using confidential information belonging to Adani's Carmichael coal mines in Australia, concluding a multi-year legal dispute between the company and one of its most persistent opponents. Under the orders, Ben Pennings must cease all attempts to obtain confidential business information from Bravus employees, contractors or prospective contractors, and is barred from encouraging others to disclose such information, according to a statement issued by Bravus Mining and Resources. Bravus, part of the Adani Group, agreed not to pursue its legal costs. The firm operates the Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin. It produces about 10 million tonnes of coal each year for the export market. The permanent orders prohibit Pennings from seeking or promoting the disclosure of confidential information, including through "direct action" campaigns aimed at eliciting insider leaks

The company has one fully operational MDO; two more MDOs have started and another seven are under development

This Saturday, Queenslanders will go to the ballot box for an election. One of the biggest issues is the coal mine

The Great Barrier Reef has suffered consecutive mass bleaching events in 2016 and 2017

Ruling, says Adani Group, reinforces stringency of federal environmental approval