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The Adani mining company is seeking a $900 million loan from Australian taxpayers for the project, which would see the development of the biggest coal mine in Australia.

There's been intense opposition from environmental groups, which claim the Carmichael coal mine would increase global greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to the destruction of the Great Barrier Reef.