Tony Moore reports in the Brisbane Times about the lack of scrutiny of the environmental impact of mining. An Auditor-General’s report into resource industries criticised the departments of Environment and Heritage Protection and Natural Resources and Mines. The report came as a federal inquiry questioned how millions of tonnes of dredge spoil leaked from a bund wall in Gladstone Harbour in 2011 -12, but had to be discovered by a visitor. Questions continue to be asked over the lack of scrutiny of Queensland Nickel’s tailings dam north of Townsville.
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