Just days before last year's state election, Queensland's Labor Premier announced final approval of a massive new coal mine, but she soon faced questions after it emerged the mine was a client of a lobbyist who was also embedded in her campaign. Now 7.30 can reveal that behind the scenes, Queensland's environmental regulator had been raising major concerns about the mine's impact since 2018. This report from Alexandra Blucher and John Stewart from ABC investigations.
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