Adani Mine Groundwater Plan Gets Go-Ahead From Federal Government

Anti Adani protesters shadow Prime Minister Scott Morrison as he leaves a television interview in front of Parliament House on April 3, 2019 in Canberra, Australia. Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images

The federal environment minister has given the green light to the groundwater plan for Adani’s Carmichael mine, taking it a step closer to operation.

Science agencies CSIRO and Geoscience Australia had confirmed the company’s revised plans met strict scientific requirements, minister Melissa Price said on April 9.