Sydney (AFP) - An Australian court Wednesday revoked the approval of a massive, Indian-backed coal mine project that environmentalists say threatens the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef.
But while environment groups hailed the decision over what would be one of the world's biggest mines as another important step in the Aus$16.5-billion (US$12.2-billion) project's eventual demise, Indian firm Adani insisted it would go ahead.
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