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Commission warned more coal, more insurance pain

Advocates want a coalmine extension rejected because of its climate impacts both local and global. (Nikki Short/AAP PHOTOS)

Homeowners are bearing the costs of fossil fuel production in higher insurance bills, a conveyancer has argued in opposition of a major coal mine extension in her region.

Fronting a public hearing into the Hunter Valley Operations' plans to operate for another two decades, Newcastle-based Leah Stevens outlined the financial hardships borne by the region from fossil fuel-driven climate change.

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