'Duck pond' claims under fire as Adani coal row deepens
Barnaby Joyce has been called "irresponsible" after he dismissed wetlands adjoining Adani's Abbot Point coal port as little more than a "duck-shooting pond".
Heath Aston is the environment, energy and corporate correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
Barnaby Joyce has been called "irresponsible" after he dismissed wetlands adjoining Adani's Abbot Point coal port as little more than a "duck-shooting pond".
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