PREMIER Campbell Newman has promised to send a delegation to Canberra tomorrow to sort out the escalating war between the Queensland and Federal governments over the massive Alpha Coal project.

The war of words heated up this morning, with Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke taking to Brisbane radio to condemn the Newman Government, prompting Mr Newman to call in to defend himself.

Both sides accused each other of playing games for political gain.

Mr Newman said Mr Burke had no problem with the Alpha Coal project before the state election but had now chosen to pick a political fight with the LNP.

He said the state's environmental approval had been "exhaustive" and dated back to pre-LNP days.

Mr Burke fired back, saying the State clearly didn't get understand the significance of issue, which he said was "not some fringe latte-set issue, we're talking about the (Great Barrier) Reef".

He said the State's assessment failed to address the potential impact of development on turtles and dugongs.

Mr Newman said the Federal Government needed to be specific about their concerns over alleged holes in the State's environmental assessment of the Alpha Coal project, but Mr Burke said he had sent the Queensland Government a 17-page letter detailing the concerns.

Mr Newman pledged to send his deputy Jeff Seeney and a cohort of state officials to Canberra tomorrow, despite a scheduled State Parliament sitting.

"I'll send Mr Seeney down there tomorrow but Mr Burke better sit down and meet with him in good faith and sort this out and stop the grand-standing," he told ABC Radio.

The fight has been raging over the past week and stepped up a gear yesterday when Mr Burke threatened to suspend the Newman Government's involvement in all major projects, arguing it had mishandled the assessment of Alpha Coal, a $6.4 billion project within the Galilee Basin.

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