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A stacker-reclaimer operates next to stockpiles of coal at the Newcastle Coal Terminal in this aerial photograph taken in Newcastle, Australia. (Bloomberg pic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SYDNEY: Australian police have dropped charges against a French television crew arrested filming a protest against a newly approved Indian-owned coal mine this week.<\/p>\n

France 2 reporter Hugo Clement and three members of his film crew were arrested at Monday’s demonstration against the Adani project in central Queensland state and charged with trespassing.<\/p>\n

Clement said on Twitter on Thursday that he had been informed by the French Embassy in Australia that the “unfair” charges had been dropped.<\/p>\n

He thanked Australians for offering their support in the days since the charges were laid.<\/p>\n

The arrests had fuelled concerns about press freedom in Australia after a spate of police raids targeting reporters.<\/p>\n

Construction of the Adani project near the Great Barrier Reef has been under fierce debate for almost a decade, with environmentalists warning that fossil fuels damage the climate.<\/p>\n

Last month, authorities approved the construction of the open-cut mine, which is slated to produce up to 27 million tonnes of coal a year.<\/p>\n

Conservationists say the project threatens local vulnerable species and means coal will have to be shipped from a port near the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef.<\/p>\n

Supporters say it will bring hundreds of much-needed jobs to rural Queensland.<\/p>\n

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A stacker-reclaimer operates next to stockpiles of coal at the Newcastle Coal Terminal in this aerial photograph taken in Newcastle,<\/p>\n

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