A new Labor government wants to turn Australia into an international role model on climate change - but without mining, some places would be ghost towns.
Why you can trust Sky NewsMountains of slag line the edges of a black hole and the largest trucks you've ever seen remove layers of earth to reach the precious commodity beneath: coal.It's also at the heart of a debate about the country's future climate change policy.has come to power with a bold ambition to transform Australia's reputation for climate denial and delay and turn it into an international role model.
Nathan Dennis works in the mines and so does his father. When we meet him he's just finished four overnight shifts and is grabbing a bacon and egg roll on his way home.Mr Dennis says he's not overly concerned about the future of mining despite the election results, because coal is one of the country's most important exports.
"I remember when I first started, a lot of the tradesmen who were in their fifties and sixties said you don't want to be here when you're our age," he says. "For several years it felt like we were in the wilderness now hope is sweeping through the country," Mr Craighead says.
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