Labor to give Adani a royalty holiday by stealth?

2017-05-26

"It's deeply suspicious that Queensland Labor won't release the details of this lipstick-on-a-pig deal for a mining billionaire" says Amy MacMahon, Queensland Greens spokesperson and candidate for South Brisbane. "Labor are still offering Adani a 'dig now, pay later' royalty tax break. "Instead of a direct handout, Labor are now proposing a taxpayer-funded royalties loan for Adani. "If this dud project falls over when coal prices collapse, the Adani group will walk away without paying a cent. "No wonder Labor ministers are worried about losing seats to the Greens".