Australia court blocks building of India-backed coal mine
Environmental groups hail decision as another vital step in project's eventual demise
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AN Australian court on Wednesday revoked the approval of an Indian-backed project building what would be one of the world's biggest coal mines which environmentalists say threatens the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef.
But while environment groups hailed the decision as another important step in the A$16.5 billion (S$ 16.8 billion) project's eventual demise, Indian firm Adani insisted that it would go ahead.
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