4 in 5 Queenslanders believe the mining industry should meet the cost of clean up bills when a mine is closed, leaked ALP research has shown.
The research has come as Queensland Parliament, last Wednesday, debated a bill to introduce stricter rules that would make mining companies responsible for the rehabilitation of their own mines.
There is bipartisan support for this view, with only 4.1% of all people surveyed believing taxpayers should foot the bill.