Over 2 dozen coal mines made 55 water releases during flooding in January 2026, into Queensland's >140,000 sq km Fitzroy Basin that drains to the Great Barrier Reef
Not clear how much coal mine water was released in total, nor the type &/ amount of chemicals contained in the releases
Calls for more detail on coal mine water releases into reef catchment
There were 55 water releases from the region's coal mines in the month of January into the largest catchment draining to the Great Barrier Reef.
