Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine has been dealt another setback, after Queensland's Environment Department rejected the mining hopeful's management plan for the black-throated finch.
The management plan is one of two approvals that need to be cleared by the State Government before work can begin on constructing the mine in the Galilee Basin.
A spokesperson of Queensland’s Environment Department stated "The Department has advised Adani that it cannot approve its black-throated finch management plan in its current form because it does not meet the requirements of the company's environmental authority"