Four years ago the mining giant Adani was struggling to fund its massive coal project in Queensland’s Galilee Basin.




Public pressure and a political backlash had stalled the company’s plans to build the biggest coal mine in the country.




So Adani turned to the Chinese government to try and secure its financing. 




Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe on how a group of Australians stopped China from backing Adani, and what the story says about our approach to fossil fuels.




Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe.




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Four years ago the mining giant Adani was struggling to fund its massive coal project in Queensland’s Galilee Basin. Public pressure and a political backlash had stalled the company’s plans to build the biggest coal mine in the country. So Adani turned to the Chinese government to try and secure its financing.  Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe on how a group of Australians stopped China from backing Adani, and what the story says about our approach to fossil fuels. Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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Four years ago the mining giant Adani was struggling to fund its massive coal project in Queensland’s Galilee Basin.Public pressure and a political backlash had stalled the company’s plans to build the biggest coal mine in the country.So Adani tu...

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