Guardian: Mark Butler, the environment minister, has deferred a decision on whether to allow dredging at the Abbot Point coalport, near the Great Barrier Reef, citing new reports that could influence whether the project is approved.
Butler was due to decide by Friday whether to allow the dredging of 3m cubic metres of seabed to allow the Abbot Point port, near the Queensland town of Bowen, to double its capacity of exported coal.
But the minister, who previously delayed the decision shortly after being...