lucy mcnally reports. coal, don't dig it!s the call from australia's young generation to its current leaders. get with the times. they're angry at the government for backing an adani coal mine to be built in central queensland next year. we are taking the stand that our leaders are far too afraid to take themselves. we are the people who have been fighting, and we'll keep fighting for a brighterfuture, not just for ourselves, but for our children, and our children's children. after years of environmental and legal disputes, the queensland labor government promised not to spend taxpayer's money on the project. but the australian government says it's putting jobs and the economy first. it decided the mine didn't need a full environmental assessment and, on thursday, the indian energy giant announced it would go ahead, building a mine half the size of the one it originally proposed. in response, thousands of students have taken to the streets. we need to make sure adani doesn't go ahead, because we have 12 years to become carbon

lucy mcnally reports. coal, don't dig it! to its current leaders. get with the times. they're angry at the government for backing an adani coal mine to be built in central queensland next year. we are taking the stand that our leaders are far too afraid to take themselves. we are the people who have been fighting, and we'll keep fighting for a brighterfuture, not just for ourselves, but for our children, and our children's children. after years of environmental and legal disputes, the queensland labor government promised not to spend taxpayer's money on the project. but the australian government says it's putting jobs and the economy first. it decided the mine didn't need a full environmental assessment and, on thursday, the indian energy giant announced it would go ahead, building a mine half the size of the one it originally proposed. in response, thousands of students have taken to the streets. we need to make sure adani doesn't go ahead, because we have 12 years to become carbon neutral. if we don't, it's going to be basi