I've far too much material for any single post! Indeed, there's enough to fill a book!
To assist other posters I've been sparing in the references provided - with lots of others still to come.
The underlying message in this thread is that even Tony Abbott cannot put his head in the environmental sand. Nor can he mis-represent global concerns with impunity.
The decision by Deutsche Bank NOT to fund the expansion of the terminal at Abbot Point should be ringing corporate alarm bells - even if WE are into environmental vandalism, THEY will not fund it!
In effect Australia is being treated with a similar level of contempt to that shown by the Abbott Govt when it all but boycotted the global talks in Warsaw.