Native Title Act concerns will not halt Adani
FEBRUARY 13, 2017: CHANGES to the Native Title Act will be introduced into the Federal Parliament this week to ensure there are no impacts on the Adani Carmichael Coal Project.I spoke to the Attorney General George Brandis first thing this morning to urge immediate action be taken on changing the Native Title Act, so that Adani will not be impacted as they work towards developing the Carmichael Mine, Rail and Port Project. The Attorney General assured me that the process is already underway after he was given approval by the Prime Minister to proceed urgently.It’s certainly unfortunate that this issue which had the potential to threaten indigenous land use agreements has arisen, but I have full confidence that it will be dealt with immediately, and any hint of commercial uncertainty will be removed.There are still some court challenges facing Adani which are taking time to resolve, but I have no doubt that they will be.I look forward to the start of construction on the $16.5 billion Carmichael project this year.