Newsletter date: 5 September 2015; last updated 8:35am AEST
Contents:
* News Analysis: Joshua Robertson, The Guardian: NAB rules out funding Adani's Carmichael mine as buyer LG pulls out
* Audio: Nance Haxton & Eleanor Hall, The World Today: NAB rules out funding controversial Carmichael Coal Mine
* News Analysis: Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide: Australian bank NAB rules out funding Adani's Australian coal export project
* News Analysis: Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS): NAB decision to rule out Adani funding is more welcome news for Reef
* Background:
News & Media: Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS): Protecting Australia's Ocean Wildlife Since 1965: http://www.marineconservation.org.au/news.php
WGAR Background: Wangan & Jagalingou Traditional Owners reject Adani's coal mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin
WGAR Background to the Aboriginal Sovereignty Movement
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- News Analysis
The Guardian: NAB rules out funding Adani's Carmichael mine as buyer LG pulls out
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/03/nab-rules-out-funding-ad...
1 Sep 15: "Australia’s biggest proposed coal project loses 4m tonne deal with one of its two big customers as the country’s fourth-largest bank publicly distances itself ... NAB’s announcement was welcomed by conservation groups and the Wangan and Jagalingou clans, traditional owners of the mine site, who are mounting a legal challenge to its progress through the federal court. Wangan and Jagalingou traditional owners family council spokesman Adrian Burragubba said they were "deeply heartened" that NAB "acted with moral authority and in accordance with the principles of corporate social responsibility to which it is signatory” ... he said." Joshua Robertson, Guardian Australia's Brisbane correspondent
- Audio
The World Today: NAB rules out funding controversial Carmichael Coal Mine
http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2015/s4305424.htm
3 Sep 15: "In Queensland, Nance Haxton reports. ... Nance Haxton: That decision has thrilled the Indigenous group the Wangan and Jagalingou Council, which is appealing against the project in the Federal Court. Their spokesman is Adrian Burragubba. Adrian Burragubba: The Wangan and Jagalingou Personal Owners Family Council represents all of the people from that area and the Galilee Basin and we just welcome the National Australia Bank's announcement that they won't fund the Adani Carmichael Coal Mine project and we're still standing strong and objecting that mine. ... "
- News Analysis
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide: Australian bank NAB rules out funding Adani's Australian coal export project
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/australian-bank-nab-rules-out-fundin...
4 Sep 15: "Galilee Custodians: A group that represents the aboriginal custodians of lands in the Galilee basin - including the site for Adani’s proposed Carmichael project - welcomed NAB’s decision. "NAB’s announcement comes one day after we met with senior officials and the indigenous program leader from the bank," said Adrian Burragubba, spokesman for the Wangan and Jagalingou Traditional Owners Family Council in a statement. ... He called on Australia’s two other largest banks, ANZ and Westpac, which have yet to outline their positions on providing funding to the Carmichael project to “confirm without delay they will not support the Carmichael coal mine with finance. ... ”
- News Analysis
Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS): NAB decision to rule out Adani funding is more welcome news for Reef
http://www.marineconservation.org.au/news.php/684/nab-decision-to-rule-o...
3 Sep 15: "The Australian Marine Conservation Society has welcomed news that the NAB has ruled out financing Adani’s coal mine, rail and port facilities. The news comes as one of the major customers for Adani’s coal, LG has also rejected buying this coal. Gemma Plesman, AMCS Great Barrier Reef campaigner said that it was time for the Federal Government to accept that this project is not socially or environmentally acceptable. "NAB join 12 other international banks and construction firms, including Commonwealth Bank that have deemed this project to be too risky to invest in. ... ""
- Background:
News & Media: Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS): Protecting Australia's Ocean Wildlife Since 1965
http://www.marineconservation.org.au/news.php
WGAR Background: Wangan & Jagalingou Traditional Owners reject Adani's coal mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/06/01/wgar-background-wangan-jagalingou-tr...
(last updated: 31 August 2015)
WGAR Background to the Aboriginal Sovereignty Movement
https://indymedia.org.au/2014/12/24/wgar-background-to-the-aboriginal-so...
(last updated: 31 August 2015)
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