Queensland calls for time frame on Adani mines approvals

The premier of Australia's Queensland state on Wednesday asked India's energy giant Adani to sit down with the environment regulator to work out a "definitive timeframe" to obtain approvals for its controversial coal mine project in the state. It comes days after Labor suffered a poor voter turnout across the state in the federal election, which has been widely attributed to the party's position on Adani's Carmichael mine project. The move also comes after Queensland Government ministers spent weeks saying the Department of Environment and Science (DES) would not be rushed on making decisions.