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Leading article Australia

Coal is a four-letter word

17 June 2023

9:00 AM

17 June 2023

9:00 AM

Coal is a four-letter word for Labor/Green governments in Australia where it can’t be used in polite company. Thank goodness it can still be exported and its royalties used to fill the Treasury coffers of our governments.

Queensland is the latest state to benefit from soaring global demand and sky-high prices for our high-quality thermal and metallurgical coal.

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