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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald

Legal challenge to Hunter mines over Great Barrier Reef impact

The mines' extension would lead to the extraction of up to an extra 400 million tonnes of coal. Photo by Marina Neil.

The impact on the Great Barrier Reef of extending coal-mining operations in NSW - some 1500km away - is the subject of a brewing Federal Court battle.

Environmentalists are challenging a decision by federal minister Tanya Plibersek's office not to take into account the impact of continued mining in the Hunter Valley on the reef, a ruling they say is contrary to law.

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