Queensland’s Labor Gov Says Adani Coal Mine Could Be Approved Within Weeks

Coal falls off a conveyer belt as it's off loaded from trucks from local coal mines at the Savage Energy Terminal in Price, Utah, on Aug. 26, 2016. George Frey/Getty Images

The Queensland premier is celebrating a “breakthrough” that could see her government’s two-year stand-off with mining giant Adani resolved within weeks.

Annastacia Palaszczuk says firm deadlines have been set for two state approvals needed for the India-based company’s Galilee Basin coal mine to proceed.