There were plenty of protests, but the lobby is strong. The current chief of staff for the Prime Minister is the same guy who, whilst at the Minerals Council, s

There were plenty of protests, but the lobby is strong. The current chief of staff for the Prime Minister is the same guy who, whilst at the Minerals Council, supplied the then-minister (now PM) with the coal to take into parliament and tell people “don’t be scared of coal”. The tentacles from the industry into our political system run deep.