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Susan Reid

Adani and the War Over Coal by Quentin Beresford & The Coal Truth by David Ritter

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October 2018, no. 405
Susan Reid reviews 'Adani and the War Over Coal' by Quentin Beresford and 'The Coal Truth' by David Ritter

Who can forget the image of Scott Morrison, as federal treasurer, juggling a lump of lacquered coal in parliament on 9 February 2017? Appearing pretty chuffed with his own antics, Morrison urged people not to be afraid. Eighteen months later, the jester is now prime minister ...

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Letters to the Editor - November 2017

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November 2017, no. 396

Comments from ABR readers, published in the November Arts Issue of Australian Book Review.

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'Adani and the Galilee Basin' by Susan Reid

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October 2017, no. 395

No amount of modelling or scientific assessment can foresee the full extent of the damage that will eventuate if the Adani Group’s Carmichael Coal Mine goes ahead. It would be the largest coal mine ever built in Australia and amongst the biggest in the world, extended over a thirty-kilometre-long area and comprising six open cut ...

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