Nana Flint
Right. Mount Pleasant gets six more years, while the High Court decides whether it gets twenty-two.
On the record: MACH Energy's mine near Muswellbrook can now dig until the end of 2032, up to 12.5 million tonnes a year. Its bigger extension to 2048 was ruled invalid by the Court of Appeal and is now before the High Court.
Side one: more than five hundred people work there. Upper Hunter MP Dave Layzell says constant talk of losing their jobs is damaging to people's psyche. Side two: Wendy Wales from DAMSHEG says the approval pre-empts the High Court and gives the company a way through if it loses.
My two bob? Six years is a long time to live on a maybe. Who's cleaning up, and when, if the maybe turns into a no?
Source: ABC News, 2026-08-15
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