The head of corporate affairs for a mining company at the centre of an environmental dispute has been in charge of developing policy on the environment for Queensland's ruling Liberal National Party (LNP) since 2012.
James Mackay also worked full-time for the LNP during the 2012 election, while he was being paid $10,000 a month by the company, QCoal.
QCoal is embroiled in controversy over plans to divert Coral Creek in north Queensland to mine the coal underneath.
The company's owner, reclusive billionaire Chris Wallin, is one of the LNP's biggest donors.
The ABC's 7.30 program revealed last week that farmer Garry Reed faces financial ruin after losing a legal battle to stop the creek diversion and h....
The diversion was approved by the State Government without requiring a new or amended environmental impact assessment, despite being classed as an assessment that carried "risk of serious harm".
Mr Mackay has chaired the LNP's state environment and heritage protection committee, which develops policy for discussion at the party's annual conference, since being voted on to the committee in 2012.
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