“Once again, it’s a case of do as we say, not do as we do for anti-mining activists,” Macfarlane said.
“But you can’t avoid the facts for long. And the facts are the ship the crew is using to sail up the Queensland coast is a product of resources – most notably coal.
“If it wasn’t for coal, this anti-jobs campaign would have sprung a leak before it started.”
This class of ship weighs around 900 t with the steel component requiring up to 620 t of metallurgical coal and up to 860 t of iron ore to build.
On top of that, it carries around 240 t of diesel power to keep the ship moving.
“If these activists truly wanted a coal free future they would have no choice but to end the journey immediately,” Macfarlane said.
“If they continue then their anti-jobs, anti-regional growth claims will have a very hollow ring to them.”
