Mining companies leave many Queensland farmers’ land barren and broken. When they go belly up who pays for rehabilitation?

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/14/farming-land-mining-companies-who-pays-for-mine-rehabilitation-qld-queensland

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slazer2au@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 353d

The farmer naturally, after all it's their land and all the profits from the mining have been spent so there is no money left.

hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 350d

Well,.in Qld they'ree mostly uaing the legislation drafted by Bob Katter when hnwas a Bjelke-Peterson government mimater,.so there.ia that to thank him for.

maybe the.farmer can go punch him in the face /s.in rferce.to Katter's recent outburst when a journalist pointed out his Palestinian heritage (his last name was anglicised by his grandfather as well) reminds me of Ted Cruz in the US