The landowner who sold his central Queensland property to make way for the state's biggest coal mine says he did not have a choice.
Evan Acton has agreed to sell his Moray Downs cattle station, north of Emerald, for around $110 million.
The station has been in Mr Acton's family for around 20 years.
The property spans more than 300,000 acres, with a third of the land sitting directly above a massive coal deposit.
Indian mining giant Adani Group began negotiating to buy the land from Mr Acton two years ago.
Mr Acton says opposing the development would have been a lost cause and it was only a matter of time before he was forced to sell.
"You haven't got a lot of choice really - down the track they can go to the Land Court and do it, so it's better to make a friendly business decision than go to the courts over it," he said.
ABC News
Editor's Note: No Choice?? I dont think so when there is $110M on the offer. Now Queenslanders and their children will pay the price.
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