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Adani’s Queensland coalmine cited in US investor’s claims of ‘biggest con in corporate history’

Adani’s Queensland coalmine cited in US investor’s claims of ‘biggest con in corporate history’

Scathing allegations, which company rejects as ‘baseless’, will hamper access to Wall Street but surging coal price will ease burden, experts sayFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe ability of Adani Group to raise money will be curbed after scathing allegations in a report by an activist US short-seller, although surging coal prices that underpin the Indian conglomerate’s contentious Queensland operations will help alleviate some pressure, analysts say.Adani, which operates the Carmichael coal and rail project via its rebranded subsidiary Bravus, is the target of US investment firm Hindenburg Research, which alleges the company has engaged in a “brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud scheme”.A private company called Carmichael Rail and Port Singapore Holdings with ties to Adani paid A$147m for unspecified “work in progress” assets from the Australian operations, without a detailed

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