# Australia’s new environmental agency approves coal project, angering climate groups

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- The Guardian, 2026-09-03 02:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/03/saraji-qld-bhp-bma-coal-project-approved-2055-angering-climate-groups

> Australia’s National Environmental Protection Agency has approved an extension of the Queensland open-cut Saraji mine, allowing it to extract an additional 55m tonnes of coal through 2055 while clearing some threatened woodland and koala habitat. Climate groups called the decision incompatible with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s climate messaging to Pacific leaders.