Opal mining costs unsustainable under proposed Lake Eyre Basin plan

Sally Gall
Updated February 19 2020 - 8:59pm, first published 8:45pm
Kevin Phillips says the state government is casting aspersions on the strength of its current environmental regulations by proposing Lake Eyre Basin changes.
Kevin Phillips says the state government is casting aspersions on the strength of its current environmental regulations by proposing Lake Eyre Basin changes.

A regulatory impact statement should be undertaken before any of the Palaszczuk government's proposals for the Lake Eyre Basin come into law, according to Quilpie opal miner and secretary of the Queensland Opal Miners Association, Kevin Phillips.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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