In a special mini-episode we’ve dubbed “Pocket Money” we take a look at the recent developments with Adani’s Carmichael coal mine in Queensland’s Galilee Basin.

It’s a straight discussion, without our usual bells and whistles so that we could respond quickly and if you like it, we’ll probably do more of these Pocket Money episodes in future. If you like Follow the Money, please rate and review us on iTunes as it helps other people discover us. We’ve got one more episode for 2016, then keep an ear out for our summer series, featuring some of the great speakers from our Politics in the Pub events throughout the year.

Host: Deputy Director Ebony Bennett // @ebony_bennett

Contributors: Chief Economist Richard Denniss // @RDNS_TAI  and Research Director Rod Campbell // @R_o_d_C 

Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey

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If you want to see the open letter we published in Wednesday’s Australian Financial Review, visit No New Coal Mines. Thank you to the hundreds of supporters who signed the letter and/or chipped in to help get it published.

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