“Instead of thinking brown coal’s day has passed, we need to bear in mind its potential to support new industries and jobs in the future.” Things we haven’t thought of. According to Robb it would seem to be the new fuel of science fiction.

Mr Robb has insisted that people who describe it as a resource of the past – not the future – are being “unduly pessimistic and indeed naive” in their view of the role coal plays in the world. That you can never be sure whether a resource has had it or not. Just because it is not feasible or economic to develop a mine at present  doesn’t mean it will always be that way,” Mr Robb will tell the conference.

“Australia’s reputation as a reliable supplier of low-cost resources and energy is something we must continue to nurture, or our customers will diversify away from us.” Whilst there was rising demand for a more diversified energy mix from China and India, but demand for coal remained high in those two booming economies.

The man is a salesman with nothing to sell. China has declared its purchase was going to drop by 50%. The world’s largest coal port Newcastle is seriously threatened so Abbott has handballed the indefensible problem to Robb…. Poor Klutz he’s just taking on Abbott’s mantle….if my lips move you know I’m lying