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Malcolm Turnbull wrote directly to the NSW government objecting to the expansion of a coal mine in the Upper Hunter citing his family's nearby 2700 acre grazing property among reasons for his concern.
Mr Turnbull and his wife Lucy co-signed the letter which was sent to the NSW planning department last month to object to the Mount Pleasant Optimisation project - a coal mine expansion that would extend the life of the mine to 2048 and create hundreds of local jobs.
Malcolm Turnbull, pictured with his wife Lucy, has been accused of a conflict of interest in his role. Picture: Sean Davey