Palaszczuk refutes claim report backs case for new coal-fired power

Queensland premier refuses to be drawn on reports a Labor candidate said Carmichael coalmine would not proceedThe Palaszczuk government has refuted claims a secret report backed the case for a new coal-fired power station in north Queensland, releasing the advice to show its viability hinges on 40 years of high energy costs and no carbon price.Annastacia Palaszczuk, on the campaign trail in Great Barrier Reef tourism capital Cairns, also denied there was any contradiction between her government&