Sydney, Oct 7, 2026 (AFP) - Australia's High Court rules against coal mine in landmark climate case

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2026-10-07

Australia's highest court ruled against a massive coal mine expansion on Wednesday, delivering judgement in what campaigners say is the first climate case to reach the nation's top judicial body. Retired science teachers Wendy Wales and Tony Lonergan have fought for years to halt a planned mine expansion in Australia's rural coal-digging heartland. The High Court ruled the expansion should be halted because planning bodies had not properly looked......

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