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If the Adani mine gets built, it will be thanks to politicians, on two continents

  • Written by Quentin Beresford, Professor of Politics, Edith Cowan University
If the Adani mine gets built, it will be thanks to politicians, on two continentsRe-elected Indian prime minister Narendra Modi might have helped the Adani mine in the Galilee Basin to get over the line. southwind.com.au, CC BY-SA

With the final approval of the Adani Carmichael coal mine now apparently imminent, it is important to ask how it has seemingly defied the assessment of experts that it is not financially viable.

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