{
  "id": 7662075,
  "title": "Queenslanders’ rights to oppose mining projects ‘gutted’ by new laws, activists say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/queenslanders-rights-to-oppose-mining-projects-gutted-by-new-laws",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T23:39:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/16/queenslanders-rights-to-oppose-mining-projects-gutted-by-new-laws-activists-say"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Queensland's new mining legislation has been criticized by environmental activists for gutting the rights of locals to oppose mining projects, including coal. According to the legislation, opponents of mining projects would no longer be able to challenge them in court without the approval of the state minister and would only be able to do so if they owned a property within a 125km radius of the project. The Greens have called the move \"corrupt,\" while the Lock the Gate Alliance, a community action group, claims that the LNP government is \"tearing up democratic and environmental protections just to make life easier for mining companies.\"",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Queenslanders’ rights to oppose mining projects ‘gutted’ by new laws, activists say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/queenslanders-rights-to-oppose-mining-projects-gutted-by-new-laws-7663442",
        "published": "2026-09-15T23:39:48.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}