Top stories in Queensland in 2019

ADANI: Regional Queenslanders in the north of the state punish Labor at the federal election in May, partly because of its mixed messaging on the Adani coal mine project. Communities hoping to thrive on jobs created by building the controversial mine are fed up with the long drawn-out approvals process and want an answer either way. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk steps in after the coalition's shock federal election victory to demand key approval deadlines be set. Adani is given the final approval needed to begin construction when Queensland's environment department signs off on the plan to manage groundwater on and around the mine site.

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