A readymade garbage dump: Queensland allows 'bare minimum' mine rehab

Site of former Ebenezer coalmine near Ipswich will remain a cratered landscape after authorities apparently lose key environmental documentso Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morningThe Queensland government accepted a "bare minimum" rehabilitation plan for a decommissioned coalmine near Ipswich after apparently losing key documents relating to the site's environmental conditions.The site of the former Ebenezer mine will remain scarred by massive voids and a waste dam. Rather than fill them - a course of action demanded by environmentalists and local community groups - the owner wants to keep the cratered landscape in the hope of selling the site as a readymade garbage dump. Continue reading...