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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Lisa Cox and Penry Buckley

Chris Minns says activists shouldn’t get ‘overexcited’ about ‘technical’ landmark coalmine decision

The NSW premier, Chris Minns, speaks to media on Thursday. He said ‘activists considering court actions’ after the landmark Hunter Valley finding should not get ‘overexcited’.
Pictured: Chris Minns speaking to media on Thursday. The NSW premier said ‘activists considering court actions’ after the landmark Hunter Valley coalmine finding should not get ‘overexcited’. Photograph: Sarah Wilson/AAP

Chris Minns says activists should not get “overexcited” about a high court judgment that ruled the approval of a coalmine expansion in the New South Wales Hunter region was invalid.

The premier also said the government had no plans to change NSW laws or regulations in response to the decision and that doing so would risk “jettisoning” the environmental reputation of the state’s mining industry.

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