As bushfires rage across the country, the Queensland government is considering a secret deal with Adani that could mean the coal corporation pockets hundreds of millions of dollars of public money for its climate-wrecking mine.
Analysis by The Australia Institute shows Adani’s special coal royalty deal could be worth between $250 and $700 million dollars. The Palaszczuk Government has refused to reveal the terms of this shady arrangement, claiming it’s too confidential for us to know about.
Our elected representatives have a responsibility to create a future where our communities, reef and wildlife thrive, not prop up dirty coal.
Add your name to this open letter to send the Premier a clear message — no dirty royalty deal for Adani:
“Dear Premier,
During the last Queensland election you promised there would be no public money for Adani’s climate-wrecking coal mine.
If Adani’s mine goes ahead it would unleash billions of tonnes of pollution, at a time when we must rapidly phase out coal and take urgent action on the climate crisis.
We ask you to keep your election promise and not cut a special royalty deal with Adani.”
Photo: #ClimateStrike on 3 May 2019. Credit: School Strike
Latest Supporters
Only a corrupted government system would allow this to happen.
Leave remaining fossil fuels in the ground to secure human survival on this planet
Don’t you dare waive royalties for Adani
I’m not against coal mining, but I agaisnt concessions where the companies don’t pay for the privilege.
Don’t you dare make an offer to let these thieves take our resources free of charge. They need to be charged triple, and also put 20% of their earnings into a fund to clean up the mess they are going to make.
We can afford to be giving away water we are suffering a drought and it’s only going to get worse if this mine goes ahead . Please cut this deal now!
Dear Premier. Please do not give our money to Adani or any other coalmine. Surely you want to leave a legacy of climate action creating a better world for future generations rather than knowing that you failed to take any meaningful action and even made the world a far worse place.
We need a future not more coal
Adani mine will be catastrophic
Disgrace. Should be made to pay every sent + carbon tax
Mark Benton Don’t do it…………Adani are Criminals, facilitate them at your peril.
No government (tax payer) funding or subsidies to coal mines
Dear Premier
When you first campaigned against the Newman gov’t, you stated loud & clear that Adani would not get one cent of taxpayers money.
Just stick to that, please!
The great barrier reef is under threat & it employs more Queenslanders than Andanis dirty mine ever will.
Stop Adani. Not wanted in Australia.