THE coal industry has proved itself an adept campaigner against any suggestion of higher taxation, but the NSW Greens will go to the March 2023 state election arguing for a levy on coal leaving the Port of Newcastle to pay for the rehabilitation of Stockton beach.
Tuesday's announcement by Greens Newcastle candidate John Mackenzie and upper house member Sue Higginson lacked detail on how a levy would be applied - or indeed what the per-tonne amount would be. It does, however, focus attention on why Stockton is eroding.
