Environment groups, the Youth Verdict and Bimblebox Alliance, challenged the Galilee Coal Project in central Queensland (of Clive Palmer's company Waratah Coal) for infringing on their human rights because of its contribution to climate change. Waratah Coal filed strike out application, which was denied by the Queensland Land Court. The denial of the strike out application clears the way for the environment groups to argue that climate change caused by the mine will impact their rights to life and culture.

In November 2022, the Queensland Land Court recommended that the project not proceed due to its negative impacts on human rights and the environment. In February 2023, Australia's Environment Minister denied Waratah Coal permission to operate a new mining project near the Great Barrier Reef.