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Environmentalists have had a big win in their case against Australia's largest coal mine after the Federal Court overturned federal environmental approval granted to Adani.

The Indian mining giant's environmental authority for the Carmichael mine in Queensland has been set aside after court action was taken by the Mackay Conservation Group, which alleged Environment Minister Greg Hunt had not considered department advice about two threatened species.

In a statement, the Environment Department said the decision to set aside the approval was a "technicality" and had been done with the consent of all parties involved in the case.

"Reconsidering the decision does not require revisiting the entire approval process," the statement said.

Environmentalists have had a big win in their case against Australia's largest coal mine after the Federal Court overturned federal environmental approval granted to Adani.

The Indian mining giant's environmental authority for the Carmichael mine in Queensland has been set aside after court action was taken by the Mackay Conservation Group, which alleged Environment Minister Greg Hunt had not considered department advice about two threatened species.

In a statement, the Environment Department said the decision to set aside the approval was a "technicality" and had been done with the consent of all parties involved in the case.

"Reconsidering the decision does not require revisiting the entire approval process," the statement said.