Missy Higgins Joins Musicians Protesting Against Adani's Controversial Carmichael Mine

Revered singer-songwriter Missy Higgins has thrown her weight behind the campaign against Adani's controversial mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin by joining a group of musicians protesting the development, calling themselves the Coal Resisters.

Backed by the folks at Green Music Australia, the Coal Resisters feature notable environmentally aware artists such as Ash Grunwald, Bob Evans (Jebediah's Kevin Mitchell), Moreton, Felicity Groom, Screamfeeder, William Crighton, The General Assembly and Leah Senior.

The Adani project, known as the Carmichael coal mine, has been the subject of great debate since its initial announcement, with proponents arguing in favour of the projected economic benefits the mine will supposedly bring to the region, while its detractors highlight the obvious environmental impacts it would yield.

Describing the mine as "the opposite of what we should be doing right now," Higgins explained that she "want[s] my son to grow up in a healthy world, and know that we fought hard to protect his generation's future".

"This coal mine is so big it will tip our climate into environmental devastation," she said. "How can anyone with a conscience think that it is OK for our children to inherit that?"

Higgins and her fellow Coal Resisters will be taking their message to social media — using the hashtag #stopAdani — and their gigs, as well as committing to take practical action where they're able.

The announcement comes the same day that three protesters chained themselves to machinery at an Adani site near the central-Qld locale of Belyando Crossing, where about a dozen people gathered to demonstrate against the Carmichael development.

Green Music Australia executive director Tim Hollo acknowledged the role that musicians play in influencing culture and social sentiment, noting, "From the clothes we wear to the food we eat to the words we say and sing, we help shape what many other people do and say".

"It's our responsibility to use that power for good, and it's inspiring to see so many musicians already doing that to resist oil."