Activist farmers win High Court victory over mining giant
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An activist group of dozens of drought-stricken farmers has won the latest round in a 13-year battle to stop the expansion of a coal mine west of Brisbane.
In a 5-0 decision on Wednesday, the High Court overruled orders by Queensland’s Supreme Court in 2019 allowing New Hope Group to expand its southern Queensland New Acland Mine onto agricultural land.
But the decision has not deterred New Hope from pushing ahead with the project. The company said after the judgment it was seeking a guarantee from the Palaszczuk government that approval for the mine will go ahead.