Queensland will be given a loan of $175 million to a $900 million coal mine project that will clear koala and glider habitat in central Queensland.
This has been criticised by environmental groups as there's already been loans to Adani and other mining corporations in this era of climate change.
The government responded with Mr Pitt saying “in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, it would support up to 700 jobs during construction and create more than 500 new jobs when fully operational.”
Already strained environmental groups have been quick to point out despite not objecting to the development originally, that the coal industry should not need taxpayer funds to open up a new mine.