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McArthur River Mine expansion approval criticised by NT senator Malarndirri McCarthy
Federal Labor senator Malarndirri McCarthy has criticised her Northern Territory counterparts for their handling of an approval for Glencore’s McArthur River Mine.
Key points:
- The Government last week approved an expansion for the mine
- The approval came despite the NT’s sacred sites authority rejecting the application
- Senator McCarthy queried whether “actual processes” were being followed
Senator McCarthy also said that while she had received a briefing on the approval by the NT Government, she was still waiting on answers to “critical questions”, including why the Government had shaved $120 million off the mine’s security bond.
“I received a briefing this morning on the NT Government’s decision to approve the mining management plan,” Senator…
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