‘Disgraceful’: Geoffrey Watson accuses Minns government of overturning high court ruling on coalmine

Source: The Guardian Australia · 2026-10-21T01:59:00.000Z · Politics

New South Wales government bid to expand Hunter Valley mine ‘contrary to separation of powers’, leading legal experts say Barrister and anti-corruption campaigner Geoffrey Watson SC has lashed the New South Wales government over its “disgraceful” plan to adopt special laws allowing increased coal production at a Hunter Valley coalmine. The high court ruled earlier this month the approval of the Mount Pleasant mine in Muswellbrook was invalid. Continue reading...

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