Take action against legal loopholes

Wouldn't this country roar ahead if the resources wasted in exercises like this were channelled into productive, sustainable projects.

Australia has one of the the most rigorous environmental approvals processes in the world. Professional staff diligently develop responsible projects and similarly professional and diligent staff in the regulating agencies scrutinise them. Using loop holes to sabotage the process will simply drive new projects away from Australia to less environmentally protective jurisdictions overseas.

There needs to be an end to the lies pushed by environmentalists to justify ideologically driven agendas. Coal employs a large number of people in Australia, a country using strict environmental standards, shutting down Australia's coal industry simply pushes jobs and investment to other countries with sub-standard environmental policies and lower quality coal. Ultimately punishing Australian quality of life and promoting a worse environmental outcome.

Talk about the thin end of the wedge. This is outrageous!

We need these projects to create jobs.

We need to work as greens wont pay our mortgages

I 100% support the projects because our community needs the jobs and more support for our Local businesses

It is quite outrageous for wealthy citizens to support misuse of legal loopholes to create lawful economic growth and employment. Such loopholes need to be closed when identified.

Turn out the lights and lets use candles again

It's flawed, but democracy is the best of a long bad list of methods-of-government. But it can only work if we have far and sensible laws ... and if they're not, and there will always be room for improvement ... change them, that's one of the things we elect and expect governments to do. Lobby groups are also part of the flawed system and if we don't like them, get equally passionate, motivated and also lobby for our point of view. Plato: "The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men" So get organised, don't expect a free ride.

We mined 43 000 years ago.... the progress we have made since then, enabled by mining by the way, is what allows us, including our friends the activists, to commute, communicate, cook, farm, dress, holiday.... and the list goes on.

Opportunities of this nature for economic growth in Queensland will benefit all Australians, regardless of their political preferences. This mega project is the biggest landmark since the Bowen basin was opened for trade. This project needs the support of all Australians to ensure our children's future in this great state.

Extreme greens have influenced well meaning people by a litany of lies.

We need robust and transparent review processes to ensure that the environment is protected. Australia's processes in this regard are world-class. Using loopholes to pervert & delay projects that have passed through the rigorous & painstaking examinations of evidence is economic vandalism.

I agree. Enough is enough. If a project can be shown to have negligable impact on the future use of the area and does not pollute our land and surface and sub-subsurface water systems then the project should be provided conditional approval to proceed

Australia's foundation has been built on mining - to turn your back on this rich heritage is to dishonor previous generations of Australia who benefited from our natural resources

I'm proud to work in the mining industry. If the activists invested the time instead of protesting to understand the procedures mining companies go through in relation to environmental action would be more beneficial.

I believe the activity of lobby groups using mainly donated funds to influence the courts on decisions affecting legitimate business is an example of flawed democracy. A more principled way to have their say would be via the parliament.

Remove the loop holes. If the projects are viable and pass environmental guidelines let projects procede in a timely and efficient manner.

The disproportionate influence of radical minorities can only be reduced by ordinary citizens making the effort to express the majority view.