Guardian: The managing director of Clive Palmer's proposed $6bn China First coalmine met senior federal Environment Department officials on Monday to determine "whether or not" new federal environmental laws would apply to the project.
The mining magnate who has clinched a powerful four-senator voting bloc from next July needs a federal government decision before he can proceed with plans to export 40 million tonnes of coal each year.
The decision is required under new laws passed by the former Labor...